Journal profile
Infraestructura Vial
ISSN 1409-4045 · eISSN 2215-3705 · University of Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Infraestructura Vial: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 120 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Infraestructura Vial is published by University of Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Geotechnical and construction materials studies, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation and Materials Engineering and Processing, together about 54% of its articles. Its main subfields are Civil and Structural Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Su objetivo principal es la divulgación de conocimiento especializado y su transferencia, para contribuir en la adopción de procesos tecnológicos modernos y seguros que fortalezcan los procesos productivos y la competitividad en el campo de la ingeniería de infraestructura de transportes en aspectos sísmicos, estructural, estudio y desempeño de materiales, geotécnica, geología, ambiental, hidráulica, hidrología, drenajes, gestión, valoración de riesgos, movilidad segura y transporte.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7, Chile 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Geotechnical and construction materials studiesEngineering22.5%
- Asphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationEngineering21.4%
- Materials Engineering and ProcessingEngineering10.1%
- Transportation Systems and LogisticsEngineering8.1%
- Infrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringEngineering6.2%
- Civil and Structural Engineering ResearchEngineering4.4%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering4%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Soil StabilizationEngineering3.2%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: UCRIndex, Latindex, ERIHPLUS, REDIB, Dialnet, Biblat, Periódica, UlrichsWeb, COPAC, SUDOC
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 20 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 32 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 22 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted6
- artículos científicosArtículos científicos: Su finalidad es comunicar los resultados de investigaciones, ideas y debates; de una manera clara, concisa y fidedigna.Length not stated
- artículos técnicosArtículos técnicos: Un informe o artículo técnico es un documento de carácter práctico, está destinados a transmitir un mensaje específico.Length not stated
- cartas al editorCartas al editor: De acuerdo con Redalyc, las cartas al editor(a) son comunicaciones cortas.Length not stated
- casos de estudioCasos de estudio: El caso de estudio es una presentación completa del problema o fenómeno que ocurre.Length not stated
- ensayo (artículo de opinión)Ensayo (Artículo de opinión): Un artículo de opinión es realizado por personas expertas que exponen sus ideas o puntos de vista con respecto a un tema/hipótesis…Length not stated
- revisiones bibliográficasRevisiones bibliográficas: Las revisiones bibliográficas se basan en la recolección, síntesis y discusión crítica de un tema en particular, del cual el autor de…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Los autores conservan los derechos de autor y publican bajo licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Model summary
Los autores son titulares y conservan los derechos de autor de sus artículos, que serán publicados bajo la licencia Creative Commons. Este obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Internacional.
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
- University of Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1409-4045
- Electronic ISSN
- 2215-3705
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Infraestructura Vial
How long does peer review take at Infraestructura Vial?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Infraestructura Vial?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Infraestructura Vial based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Infraestructura Vial?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Infraestructura Vial is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Infraestructura Vial open access, and what is the APC?
Infraestructura Vial 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .