Objectives and Scope

Journal Objectives

Advances in Tropical Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (ATBES) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing and disseminating scientific knowledge in tropical biodiversity and environmental sciences worldwide. The journal aims to:

Publish high-quality, original research that advances the understanding of tropical biodiversity and environmental systems;
Provide a scholarly platform for researchers across disciplines to share findings relevant to tropical regions;
Bridge fundamental and applied science to support sustainable management and conservation of tropical ecosystems;
Make scientific knowledge freely accessible to the global community through open-access publication;
Encourage interdisciplinary approaches integrating biological, ecological, environmental, and social sciences;
Strengthen scientific capacity and scholarly exchange within and beyond the tropics.

Publication Frequency

Three issues are published annually:

February
June
October

Each issue contains a minimum of six articles.

Scope of the Journal

The journal covers scientific, technical, and methodological aspects across all fields relevant to tropical biodiversity and environmental sciences. Submission categories include:

Original Research Articles — reporting new findings from empirical or experimental research;
Review Articles — synthesizing the state of knowledge on specific topics;
Short Communications — concise reports of significant preliminary or focused findings;
Technical & Methodological Papers — describing new or improved methods, models, or tools;
Conceptual Papers — advancing theoretical frameworks or perspectives.

Topics Covered

The journal invites contributions addressing, but not limited to, the following subject areas:

Category	Specific Topics
Biodiversity & Taxonomy	Tropical biodiversity assessments; systematics and taxonomy; species inventories; biogeography; conservation status
Ecology & Ecosystems	Terrestrial and aquatic ecology; population and community ecology; ecosystem function and resilience; restoration ecology
Wildlife & Biological Resources	Wildlife management; ethnobotany and ethnozoology; sustainable use of plant and animal resources; cultivation of tropical species
Environmental Science	Environmental monitoring and impact assessment; pollution control and remediation; natural product chemistry; ecotourism and socio-ecological systems
Methods & Technology	Geographic Information Systems (GIS); remote sensing; ecological modelling; statistical and computational approaches

Submission Guidelines

Manuscripts must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration elsewhere;
All submissions must be written in English;
Research must advance the state of knowledge and include appropriate citation of relevant prior work;
Manuscripts must follow the journal's Guidelines for Authors and Article Template;
Submissions are processed through the ATBES E-Journal System at: https://ejournal1.unud.ac.id/index.php/atbes
No article submission or processing fees are charged.

Open Access Policy

ATBES provides immediate, free open access to all published content to support global knowledge sharing. Articles are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) unless otherwise noted.

Last updated: October 21, 2026 — Advances in Tropical Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (ATBES)
E-ISSN: 2622-0628 | P-ISSN: 2549-6980 | SINTA 3 Accredited