Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Biotropica Language English Publication history 1966–present | Discipline Tropical ecology Edited by Emilio Bruna | |
Publisher Wiley-Blackwell for the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation | ||
Biotropica is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation. The journal publishes articles describing original research on the ecology, conservation and management of tropical ecosystems and on the evolution, behavior, and population biology of tropical organisms.
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2011 impact factor of 2.229.
The journal was established in 1966 and the current editor-in-chief is Emilio Bruna (2013-present). Previous editors have been: J. Robert Hunter (1966–1967), William Stern (1968–1972), Michael Emsley (1973–1982), E. Raymond Heithaus (1983–1996), Robert J. Marquis (1997–2003), Robin L. Chazdon (2004–2005) and Jaboury Ghazoul (2006–2013).
Article types
Biotropica publishes articles in four categories:
A small number of book reviews are also published each year, as are occasional "Special Sections," comprising a collection of articles on a particular theme.