Journal profile · Ecology
Interciencia
ISSN 0378-1844 · eISSN 2244-7776 · Interciencia Association · VENEZUELA · Bimonthly · Founded 1976
Interciencia: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.43; fully open access; APC about USD 260; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 156 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERCIENCIA es una revista multidisciplinaria cuyos temas prioritarios son Agronomía y Bosques Tropicales, Alimentos y Nutrición, Ciencias del Mar y de la Tierra, Educación Científica, Ecología y Problemas Ambientales, Energía, Estudio y Sociología de la Ciencia, Política Científica, Recursos Renovables y No Renovables, Salud y Demografía, Tierras Áridas, Transferencia de Tecnología.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.2%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Environmental and Ecological StudiesEnergy5.3%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Science, Technology, and Education in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.4%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Scimago, Redalyc, Latindex, Dialnet, Clarivate, ProquestPublisher website
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
- Impact factor
- 0.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 243OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,922 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 156 | 71 | 21 |
| 2024 | 182 | 103 | 25 |
| 2023 | 78 | 34 | 43 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 | 26 |
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 ·
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 260 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 260
- Submission fee
- USD 35
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
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- artículosArtículos: Son trabajos originales de investigación, experimental o teórica, o revisiones de un tema prioritario de la revista, no previamente publicados y diri…Length not stated
- cartas al directorTambién podrán publicarse Cartas al Director que traten temas de interés o comenten trabajos de números ya publicados.Length not stated
- comunicacionesComunicaciones: Reportes de resultados originales de investigaciones en cualquier campo de las ciencias básicas o aplicadas, dirigidas a una audiencia especiali…Length not stated
- ensayosEnsayos: Escritos preferiblemente sobre un tema prioritario de la revista con extensión total de hasta 25 cuartillas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright and responsibility. Model summary
El contenido de las contribuciones es de la entera responsabilidad de los autores, quienes mantienen sus derechos de autoría, y de ninguna manera de la revista o de las entidades para las cuales trabajan los autores.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access adhering to Budapest Open Access Initiative principles. Model summary
INTERCIENCIA es una publicación de libre acceso, ceñida a los principios de la Budapest Open Access Initiative.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial committee evaluates relevance; peer review. Model summary
Todo el material recibido será evaluado en cuanto a su pertinencia por el Comité Editorial y sometido a arbitraje por pares.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished material only. Model summary
Se entiende que el material recibido no ha sido publicado ni enviado a otros órganos de difusión cualquiera sea su tipo.
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
- Interciencia Association
- Country or region
- VENEZUELA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0378-1844
- Electronic ISSN
- 2244-7776
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interciencia
What CAS zone is Interciencia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Interciencia is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Interciencia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.43; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Interciencia?
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 Interciencia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Interciencia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interciencia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Interciencia open access, and what is the APC?
Interciencia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 260.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .