Journal profile
Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud
ISSN 2409-3459 · Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala · Guatemala
Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud is published by Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 18% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ciencia, Tecnología y Salud es la Revista de Investigación y Postgrado de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, orientada a divulgar los conocimientos de las áreas científicas, tecnológicas y de la salud humana y animal a la comunidad científica nacional e internacional. Constituye una publicación de cará¡cter semestral en formato digital (Open Journal System-OJS) y en forma impresa, cuyos manuscritos aceptados para publicación son sometidos a procesos de revisión y arbitraje por pares, lo que garantiza al lector y autores un alto nivel y rigor académico.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine7.3%
- Chronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesMedicine5.6%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.5%
- Acute Kidney Injury ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 46 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 35 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-SA | |
| 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 accepted7
- artículos científicosI. Artículos científicosLength not stated
- artículos de revisiónII. Artículos de revisiónLength not stated
- ensayosIII. EnsayosLength not stated
- reporte de casosV. Reporte de casosLength not stated
- reseñasIV. ReseñasLength not stated
- resúmenes de congresosVI. Resúmenes de congresosLength not stated
- resúmenes para políticas públicasVII. Resúmenes para políticas públicasLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
Se deben mencionar todas las condiciones personales, financieras o académicas que puedan afectar el juicio profesional respecto al objetivo principal de la investigación. Model summary
Se deben mencionar todas las condiciones, ya sean de índole personal, financiera o académica, bajo las cuales el juicio profesional respecto al objetivo principal de la investigación podría verse afectado por intereses secundarios.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Se recomienda colocar los datos de investigación en un repositorio público adecuado, preferiblemente de la universidad; si no existe, subirlos a Zenodo o buscar en Re3data. Model summary
Con respecto a los datos de investigación, se recomienda que se coloquen los datos en un repositorio público adecuado, preferiblemente de su universidad. Si, en caso, su universidad o centro de investigación no cuenta con uno, se recomienda subirlo a Zenodo o buscar en Re3data.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Los manuscritos con investigaciones en seres humanos o animales deben incluir una sección de aspectos éticos, con aprobación de Comité de Ética si corresponde, consentimiento informado y manejo ético de animales de laboratorio. Model summary
Los manuscritos sobre investigaciones con seres humanos o animales deben incluir una sección de aspectos éticos, con la aprobación de un Comité de Ética si corresponde, el consentimiento informado en estudios con humanos y procedimientos para el manejo ético de animales de laboratorio.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional Model summary
La revista Ciencia Tecnología y Salud de la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala está bajo una licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Se puede incluir material suplementario que complemente y apoye el artículo, como conjuntos de datos, videos, tablas adicionales y figuras. Model summary
Incluya cualquier material que complemente y apoye su artículo, como conjuntos de datos, videos, tablas adicionales, figuras, etc.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Solo se aceptan artículos inéditos y originales en español o inglés, no publicados previamente ni en evaluación en otro medio. Model summary
La Revista considera para publicación únicamente artículos inéditos y originales en español o inglés, que no hayan sido publicados previamente ni estén siendo evaluados en otro medio.
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 San Carlos de Guatemala
- Country or region
- Guatemala
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2409-3459
- Print ISSN
- 2410-6356
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud
How long does peer review take at Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Which databases index Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ciencia Tecnologia y Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencia Tecnologia y 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .