Journal profile
Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud
ISSN 1817-4620 · eISSN 1812-9528 · Universidad Nacional de Asunción · Paraguay
Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud is published by Universidad Nacional de Asunción. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research on Leishmaniasis Studies, Trypanosoma species research and implications and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud) es el órgano oficial de publicación del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud (IICS) de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA), Paraguay. Publica contribuciones científicas originales en medicina clínica, investigación biomédica, microbiología, biología molecular, odontología, enfermería, nutrición, salud pública, biotecnología en salud, genética, bioquímica y otras disciplinas relacionadas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Chile 2, Australia 1, Colombia 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine9.4%
- Trypanosoma species research and implicationsMedicine8%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine6%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine5.8%
- Reproductive tract infections researchImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine4.2%
- Women's cancer prevention and managementMedicine4.2%
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
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: BVS, HINARI, LILACS, Latindex, MIAR, Dialnet, CiteFactor, Google Scholar, LivRe, BASE, EBSCO
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 713 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 52 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 92 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 124 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 134 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 109 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 109 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 4–8
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2
- cartas al editorLas Cartas al Editor constituyen un espacio de diálogo científico de la comunidad lectora con la revista.Length not stated
- editorialLa sección Editorial publica textos de opinión, reflexión o posicionamiento institucional redactados por la Editora en Jefa o miembros del Comité Editorial de l…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access
- Authorship Los 14 roles de los colaboradores de CRediT
Conceptualización: Desarrollo de las ideas principales del estudio. Curación de datos: Gestión, organización y almacenamiento de datos. Análisis formal: Utilización de herramientas estadísticas o matemáticas para analizar los datos. Obtención de financiación: Búsqueda y gestión de fondos para la investigación. Investigación: Realización de la investigación, incluyendo la recolección y análisis de …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto sin cargos para autores ni lectores, bajo Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional. Model summary
Todo su contenido es de acceso abierto, sin cargos para autores ni lectores, bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional, en concordancia con la Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).
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 Nacional de Asunción
- Country or region
- Paraguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1817-4620
- Electronic ISSN
- 1812-9528
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud
How long does peer review take at Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 4–8; Reference style: Vancouver; 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 Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2), Chile (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Memorias del Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud 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: .