Journal profile
Agronomia Costarricense
ISSN 0377-9424 · eISSN 2215-2202 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Agronomia Costarricense: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Agronomia Costarricense is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant Growth and Agriculture Techniques, Growth and nutrition in plants and Agricultural Science and Fertilization, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Soil Science and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Agronomía Costarricense es una publicación editada y financiada por la Vicerrectoría de Investigación de la Universidad de Costa Rica, funciona con el respaldo de profesionales de la Universidad de Costa Rica, el Colegio de Ingenieros Agrónomos y el Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería que conforman su Consejo Editorial. Objetivo El objetivo de la Revista Agronomía Costarricense, desde su creación en 1977, ha sido publicar, visibilizar y facilitar el acceso de la investigación agropecuaria y forestal con temas de interés y actualidad científica del sector agro. Tipos de publicación Trabajos originales e inéditos de investigación, que tengan mérito científico o técnico a juicio del Consejo Editorial. Artículos Notas técnicas, que son avances o resultados paralelos de investigaciones en marcha. Análisis y comentarios sobre temas relevantes, solicitados a especialistas Revisiones de literatura exhaustivas sobre un tema específico Reseñas de libros
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Argentina 1, Colombia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.8%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Plant Disease Management TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Soil Management and Crop YieldAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: UCRIndex, PERIÓDICA (Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas de Ciencias), DIALNET, SHERPA/RoMEO, OCLC World Cat, SUDOC, COPAC, ROAD (Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources), FAO Online Catalogues, BIBLAT, MIAR (Matriz de información para el Análisis de Revistas), Ulrich`s Periodical Directory, INIS Atomindex (International Nuclear Information System), AGRIS, Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (CAB), Dairy Science Abstracts (CAB), Forestry Abstracts (CAB), Grasslands and Forage Abstracts (CAB), Helminthological Abstracts (CAB), Horticultural Abstracts (CAB), Poultry Abstracts (CAB), Protozoological Abstracts (CAB), Review of Agricultural Entomology (CAB), Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology (CAB), Review of Plant Pathology (CAB), Seed Abstracts(CAB), Veterinary Bulletin (CAB), Weed Abstracts (CAB)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 898 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 102 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 141 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 178 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 152 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 191 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 184 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- análisis y comentariosAnálisis y comentarios sobre temas relevantes, solicitados a especialistasLength not stated
- artículosTrabajos originales e inéditos de investigación, que tengan mérito científico o técnico a juicio del Consejo Editorial.Length not stated
- notas técnicasNotas técnicas, que son avances o resultados paralelos de investigaciones en marcha.Length not stated
- reseñas de librosReseñas de librosLength not stated
- revisiones de literaturaRevisiones de literatura exhaustivas sobre un tema específicoLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Autores conservan derechos de autor y autorizan la publicación y difusión del manuscrito. Model summary
Las personas autoras conservan los derechos de autor de su obra y autorizan por escrito a la Revista Agronomía Costarricense la publicación y difusión del manuscrito.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Model summary
Los artículos se publican bajo la licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso libre inmediato a su contenido Model summary
Esta revista provee acceso libre inmediato a su contenido bajo el principio de hacer disponible y gratuita la investigación al público, lo cual fomenta un mayor intercambio de conocimiento global.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares doble ciego Model summary
Los trabajos publicados en la Revista Agronomía Costarricense son el resultado de una selección rigurosa, por parte del Consejo Editorial, en primera instancia, y el arbitraje realizado por especialistas nacionales e internacionales, mediante el sistema de revisión por pares doble ciego.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Detección de plagio mediante herramientas de Google y DupliChecker Model summary
Mediante herramientas de Google y DupliChecker, la Revista Agronomía Costarricense es vigilante de las fuentes que se utilizan en la dinámica de investigación para determinar el uso de ideas originales sin la citación de la fuente, o bien, por la utilización de palabras de otros sin citarlos en el documento y en la lista de referencias bibliográficas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Autores pueden incluir la versión publicada del manuscrito en repositorios institucionales u otros medios de difusión, indicando que fue publicado en la revista. Model summary
Asimismo, las personas autoras podrán incluir la versión publicada de su manuscrito en un repositorio institucional o en otro medio de difusión, siempre que indiquen que el trabajo fue publicado en la Revista Agronomía Costarricense.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0377-9424
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-2202
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Agronomia Costarricense
How long does peer review take at Agronomia Costarricense?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Agronomia Costarricense based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Argentina (1) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Agronomia Costarricense?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Agronomia Costarricense is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Agronomia Costarricense open access, and what is the APC?
Agronomia Costarricense is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .