Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida
ISSN 1390-3799 · eISSN 1390-8596 · Universidad Politécnica Salesiana · Ecuador
Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida is published by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and soil sciences, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and Business, Innovation, and Economy, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
«La Granja» es una publicación científica bilingüe de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Ecuador, editada desde enero de 2002 de forma ininterrumpida, con periodicidad fija semestral, especializada en Ciencias Ambientales, de la Tierra y sus líneas transdisciplinares como Biotecnología, Ciencias Agropecuarias y Desarrollo Sustentable, entre otras.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, Argentina 1, Chile 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.6%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science6%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 403 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 3 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 46 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 38 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 65 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 142 |
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
- 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-SA | |
| 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
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Policy on the use of Artificial Intelligence Model summary
Política para el uso de Inteligencia Artificial
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 Politécnica Salesiana
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-3799
- Electronic ISSN
- 1390-8596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida
What CAS zone is Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida?
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 Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; 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 Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2), Argentina (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida open access, and what is the APC?
Granja-Revista de Ciencias de la Vida 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: .