Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Ciencia Amazonica
ISSN 2221-5948 · eISSN 2222-7431 · Universidad Científica del Perú · Peru
Ciencia Amazonica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencia Amazonica is published by Universidad Científica del Perú and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and soil sciences, Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond and Business, Innovation, and Economy, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Ciencia Amazónica (Iquitos) es una publicación patrocinada por el Vicerrectorado de Investigación e Innovación de la Universidad Científica del Perú. Que busca contribuir con la difusión de los nuevos conocimientos científicos, que se producen en el campo de las ciencias biológicas y de la salud (no medicina) en el ámbito latinoamericano.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science9.4%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | 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
DOAJLetPub
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 29 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- artículos ya publicados o en consideración en otra revista
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
Patrocinada por el Vicerrectorado de Investigación e Innovación de la Universidad Científica del Perú Model summary
Ciencia Amazónica (Iquitos) es una publicación patrocinada por el Vicerrectorado de Investigación e Innovación de la Universidad Científica del Perú
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 Científica del Perú
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2221-5948
- Electronic ISSN
- 2222-7431
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencia Amazonica
What CAS zone is Ciencia Amazonica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ciencia Amazonica is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Ciencia Amazonica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Ciencia Amazonica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Ciencia Amazonica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencia Amazonica is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ciencia Amazonica open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencia Amazonica 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .