Guwahati: The Asian Journal of Conservation Biology (AJCB) has completed 14 years of uninterrupted scientific publishing, marking a milestone for scholarly publishing in Northeast India.
Established in 2012, the journal is Northeast India’s only Scopus-indexed scholarly publication and has earned international recognition as a peer-reviewed, open-access journal focusing on biodiversity conservation and related disciplines.
The journal publishes research in biodiversity conservation, taxonomy, ecology, wildlife biology, environmental science, conservation genetics, freshwater and marine biology, and sustainable development.
Researchers, academicians, students and conservation professionals can access the journal and its archives through its official website, www.ajcb.in.
Founded by Dr. Chittaranjan Baruah, founder and editor, AJCB was launched with the objective of creating an international-quality platform for biodiversity research while highlighting the biological wealth of India and other biodiversity-rich regions.
Over the past 14 years, the journal has developed transparent editorial policies, a rigorous peer-review system and publication ethics, helping it gain the confidence of researchers and reviewers across the world.
The journal has further expanded its international presence under the leadership of Editor-in-Chief Prof. D.K. Sharma while maintaining its editorial standards.
One of AJCB’s major achievements is becoming the only Scopus-indexed scholarly journal published from Northeast India. The journal has been indexed in Scopus with coverage from 2017 onwards and has achieved a Scopus CiteScore of 1.0 (2025).
Besides Scopus, AJCB is indexed or abstracted in several international databases and repositories, including Crossref, Zoological Record (Web of Science), Dimensions, EBSCO, Indian Citation Index (ICI), Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, ZooBank, International Plant Names Index (IPNI), Plants of the World Online (POWO) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, The Reptile Database, AmphibiaWeb, NLM Catalog, and numerous international university library catalogues.
Over the years, the journal has published original research on biodiversity conservation, taxonomy, wildlife ecology, conservation genetics, fisheries, environmental management, ecosystem restoration, climate change and sustainable natural resource management.
Scientists from India and several other countries have contributed to the journal. As an open-access publication, AJCB makes its research freely available to researchers, educators, students, conservation practitioners and policymakers.
AJCB is hosted on the internationally recognised Biotaxa publishing platform, which supports biodiversity and systematic biology journals. The platform provides editorial management, global accessibility and long-term digital preservation.
The journal has published descriptions of several species new to science, including Cycas nayagarhensis from Odisha, later recognised by the International Plant Names Index (IPNI) and Plants of the World Online (POWO).
It has also published Cycas seshachalamensis, Aborichthys uniobarensis, a new species of river loach from Arunachal Pradesh, and Cnemaspis rashidi, a new rock gecko discovered in Tamil Nadu.
Volume 15 (2026) featured Pygoluciola mawsynram, a newly described firefly species discovered in Mawsynram, Meghalaya. The discovery was featured on the journal’s cover.
According to the journal, AJCB follows a double-blind peer-review system and maintains an acceptance rate of approximately 34 per cent.
The journal is published by the TCRP Foundation and is supported by an editorial board and an international network of reviewers.
AJCB’s growth has been significant for Northeast India, one of the world’s richest biodiversity regions, by providing an internationally recognised platform for research from the region.
The journal credited the vision of Founder & Editor Dr. Chittaranjan Baruah, along with the continued guidance of Editor-in-Chief Prof. D.K. Sharma and the contributions of its Editorial Board, reviewers, authors and readers for its progress over the past 14 years.
As it enters its fifteenth year, AJCB said it will continue to promote biodiversity science, taxonomic research, interdisciplinary conservation studies and high standards of scholarly publishing while supporting evidence-based conservation and international scientific collaboration.