Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Avances en Biomedicina
ISSN 2477-9369 · Universidad de Los Andes · Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Avances en Biomedicina: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); 23 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Avances en Biomedicina is published by Universidad de Los Andes and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Avances en Biomedicina es una revista científica online arbitrada de periodicidad cuatrimestral. Los artículos sometidos serán publicados en las siguientes secciones: Revisiones y estado actual del problema.Artículos originales.Casos clínicos.Cartas al editor.Comunicaciones rápidas.Además de una sección destinada a los Investigadores Noveles (estudiantes de pre y post-grado) en los diferentes campos de las ciencias de la Medicina, Biología y Biotecnología, tanto a nivel Nacional como Internacional. Las áreas que incluye la revista Avances en Biomedicina son: Ciencias Básicas: Biofísica, Biología Celular, Biología Molecular, Bioquímica, Biotecnología, Bioinformática, Fisiología, Farmacología y Toxicología, Inmunología, Histología y Ciencias Morfológicas, Microbiología, Micología, Parasitología, Técnicas Experimentales, Virología, entre otras.Clínicas: Cirugía, Dermatología, Ginecología y Obstetricia, Medicina, Psiquiatría/Psicología, Salud Pública y Epidemiología, Traumatología, Urología, Nefrología, Neurología, Hematología, Oncología, entre otras.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 27, Chile 23, Argentina 16, Mexico 4, United States 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry14.6%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry9.8%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry7.3%
- Scientific and Engineering Research TopicsDentistry7.3%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.9%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.9%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.9%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 27 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 10
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Not considered
- preprint policy
Article types accepted5
- artículo de revisión y “estado actual del problema”Artículo de Revisión y “estado actual del problema” : la primera página debe incluir: Título, en español y en inglés (máximo 20 palabras), Autores con sus afili…Length not stated
- artículo originalArtículo Original:la primera página debe incluir: Título, en español y en inglés (máximo 20 palabras), Autores con sus afiliaciones, titulo corto (máx. 55 carac…Length not stated
- cartas al editorCartas al editor: manuscrito de máximo 1.000 palabras y sus referencias.Length not stated
- casos clínicosCasos Clínicos: la primera página debe incluir: Título, en español y en inglés (máximo 20 palabras), Autores con sus afiliaciones, titulo corto (máx. 55 caracte…Length not stated
- comunicaciones rápidasComunicaciones Rápidas: la primera pagina debe incluir: Título en inglés y español (máx. 20 palabras), autores con sus afiliaciones, titulo corto (máx. 55 carac…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Venezuela Model summary
Avances en Biomedicina se distribuye bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Venezuela.
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 Los Andes
- Country or region
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2477-9369
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Avances en Biomedicina
What CAS zone is Avances en Biomedicina in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Avances en Biomedicina is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Avances en Biomedicina?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Avances en Biomedicina?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 10; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Avances en Biomedicina based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (27), Chile (23) and Argentina (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Avances en Biomedicina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Avances en Biomedicina is indexed in ESCI.
Is Avances en Biomedicina open access, and what is the APC?
Avances en Biomedicina is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .