Journal profile
LALCA
ISSN 2527-0184 · Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT) · Brazil
LALCA: fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LALCA is published by Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments and Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Environmental Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Peru 2, Chile 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science34.8%
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Photovoltaic Systems and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities3.6%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ISSN 2527-018Publisher 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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artigo de revisãoArtigo de revisão: artigos que apresentem um panorama geral da produção científica em determinado tema. Devem estar amparados por extensa revisão bibliográfica,…Length not stated
- artigo originalArtigo original: artigos originais de pesquisa estruturados em: introdução (e revisão bibliográfica); objetivos; métodos ou procedimentos metodológicos; resulta…Length not stated
- relatório de eventoRelatório de evento: artigo descritivo sobre eventos técnicos, científicos ou políticos, abordando temas correlatos ao escopo da revista. Extensão máxima: 10 pá…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Ao submeter texto para publicação na LALCA, o(s) autor(es) asseguram que estão sendo respeitadas a privacidade, dignidade e integridade de pessoas envolvidas na pesquisa, assim como estão sendo seguidos os preceitos éticos para pesquisa com animais. Nos casos devidos, deverá constar no artigo o pare Model summary
Ao submeter texto para publicação na LALCA, o(s) autor(es) asseguram que estão sendo respeitadas a privacidade, dignidade e integridade de pessoas envolvidas na pesquisa, assim como estão sendo seguidos os preceitos éticos para pesquisa com animais. Nos casos devidos, deverá constar no artigo o parecer favorável do Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da instituição à qual se vincula(m) o(s) autor(es).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Autores mantêm os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação, licenciando o trabalho com uma licença Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0). Model summary
Autores mantém os direitos autorais e concedem à revista o direito de primeira publicação. O trabalho publicado será licenciado com uma licença Creative Commons Attribution que permite o compartilhamento do trabalho com reconhecimento da autoria de publicação inicial nesta revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
A revista não está aceitando submissões neste momento. Model summary
A revista não está aceitando submissões neste momento.
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
- Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia (IBICT)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2527-0184
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LALCA
How long does peer review take at LALCA?
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 LALCA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: 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 LALCA based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Peru (2) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is LALCA open access, and what is the APC?
LALCA is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .