Journal profile · Tropical Medicine
Kasmera
ISSN 0075-5222 · Universidad del Zulia · VENEZUELA · Semiannual · Founded 1962
Kasmera: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kasmera is published by Universidad del Zulia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, together about 29.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Tropical Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine11.4%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology9.2%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
- Parasitic infections in humans and animalsMedicine8.8%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine8.2%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology6.9%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine4.7%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microbiology (medical) | Q4 | 105/109 | 3rd |
| Infectious Diseases | Q4 | 266/272 | 2nd |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.02LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 185 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad del Zulia
- Country or region
- VENEZUELA
- Language
- Spanish
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0075-5222
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kasmera
How long does peer review take at Kasmera?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index Kasmera?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kasmera is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Kasmera open access, and what is the APC?
Kasmera 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; 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: .