Journal profile
Ciencia Salud
ISSN 2215-4949 · University of Medical Sciences of Central America · Costa Rica
Ciencia Salud: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 3 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencia Salud is published by University of Medical Sciences of Central America. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health and Lifestyle Studies, Health and Medical Education and Aging, Health, and Disability, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Desde 2016, difundimos los nuevos conocimientos en las ciencias médicas en formato digital y de acceso abierto, bajo las áreas de estudio en ciencias de la vida.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions22.8%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions8.8%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine6.6%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine6.1%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Pancreatitis Pathology and TreatmentMedicine4%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine3.1%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions3.1%
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
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 434 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 1 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 19 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 11 |
| 2022 | 74 | 74 | 93 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 92 |
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 3 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
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
- University of Medical Sciences of Central America
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2215-4949
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencia Salud
How long does peer review take at Ciencia Salud?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 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 Salud?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word. 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 Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencia Salud is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ciencia Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencia Salud 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: .