Journal profile · Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Dyna-Colombia
ISSN 0012-7353 · eISSN 2346-2183 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · COLOMBIA · Tri-annual
Dyna-Colombia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dyna-Colombia is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History and Politics in Latin America, Higher Education in Latin America and Civil and Structural Engineering Research, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista DYNA, con el objetivo de difundir la investigación en ingeniería, abarca todas las disciplinas dentro de la gran área de Ingeniería y Tecnología (OCDE). Dyna es una revista revisada por pares que publica regularmente trabajos de investigación, casos de estudio, comunicaciones breves y reseñas. La revista DYNA es de publicación trimestral y provee un acceso abierto inmediato a su contenido, bajo el principio de poner la investigación a la libre disposición del público que favorece a un mayor intercambio de conocimiento global. Los artículos con las siguientes características NO serán considerados para publicación: Publicado previamente en otra revista o publicación científica/informativa. Traducciones de trabajos previamente publicados. Manuscritos que utilicen material protegido por los derechos de propiedad intelectual. Estado del arte de las asignaturas de ingeniería que no contribuyan a la innovación en el campo del conocimiento. Manuscritos que provengan de apuntes de clase. Manuscritos que sean ofensivos a otros individuos, grupos de investigación, productos u otros servicios. Los autores en ningún momento asumirán los gastos de procesamiento de los artículos (APC). Todos los costos de los procesos de envío y revisión, así como otras funciones de publicación, son gratuitos. Para promover la visibilidad internacional y la citación, la política de Dyna tiene como preferencia publicar artículos en inglés. Por lo que el Comité Editorial incentiva a los autores a presentar sus artículos en ese idioma. Para facilitar una revisión por pares adecuada del artículo, es esencial que este sea presentado en un inglés gramaticalmente correcto.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 6, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Switzerland 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.2%
- Higher Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences8.2%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering6.7%
- Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentEngineering5.5%
- Concrete and Cement Materials ResearchEngineering5.4%
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering4.9%
- Mineral Processing and GrindingEngineering4%
- Surface Treatment and CoatingsEngineering3.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | Q4 | 268/351 | 23rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Publindex
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 392OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 124LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,685 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 763 |
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | 1,168 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 1,322 |
| 2023 | 109 | 109 | 1,462 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | 1,375 |
| 2021 | 124 | 124 | 1,545 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 words
- Keywords
- 3–10
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artículos de investigación científica y tecnológicaDYNA acepta los siguientes tipos de manuscritos: Artículos de investigación científica y tecnológicaLength not stated
- artículos de revisiónArtículos de revisiónLength not stated
- estudios de casoEstudios de casoLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
No APC Model summary
La revista no cobra tasas por el envío ni por ninguna etapa del proceso editorial.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Este trabajo está bajo la licencia Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Todos los artículos son evaluados por pares académicos expertos en el área correspondiente.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Authors are recommended to submit articles in English because English publications have greater possibility of increasing international visibility and citation for both authors and the journal. Model summary
Se recomienda a los autores presentar sus artículos en el idioma inglés, dado que las publicaciones en ingles tienen más posibilidad de incrementar la visibilidad y citación internacional, tanto para los autores como para la revista.
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 Nacional de Colombia
- Country or region
- COLOMBIA
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- ISSN
- 0012-7353
- Electronic ISSN
- 2346-2183
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Dyna-Colombia
How long does peer review take at Dyna-Colombia?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Dyna-Colombia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–10; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Dyna-Colombia based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (6), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dyna-Colombia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dyna-Colombia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Dyna-Colombia open access, and what is the APC?
Dyna-Colombia 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: .