Journal profile · PHYSICS, APPLIED
MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica
ISSN 0121-4470 · eISSN 2500-8013 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia · Colombia
MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica: CAS Zone 4 · Physics & Astronomy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia and is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are ZnO doping and properties, Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques and Nuclear physics research studies, together about 20.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nuclear and High Energy Physics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MOMENTO is a journal created in the Department of Physics in 1989. Since then, it has published every six months original unpublished results of basic and applied research in diverse areas of Physics, as well as short articles, reflection articles, and review articles on the current state of some of the most active problems in the field. Its scope includes, among others, the following areas: Materials Science and Engineering Solid State Physics High Energy Physics Relativity Fluid Mechanics Optics Medical Physics and Biophysics Geophysics Nuclear Physics Physical Chemistry Chaos and Complexity Nanoscience and Nanotechnology MOMENTO is indexed in SCOPUS, Web of Science, SciELO Colombia, EBSCO (Fuente Académica Premier), DOAJ, Latindex and Google Scholar. How to publish in MOMENTO, Journal of Physics? Authors must submit their manuscripts directly to momento_fcbog@unal.edu.co and comply with the journal’s submission requirements. Each manuscript undergoes an initial editorial review, reviewer search, and double-blind peer review. Revised versions may be requested before acceptance, and accepted articles are published online on MOMENTO’s website. For more information, please consult the MOMENTO Editorial Process and the Guidelines for Authors infographies. MOMENTO publishes free of charge the accepted articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PHYSICS, APPLIED
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 14, Argentina 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- ZnO doping and propertiesMaterials Science7.5%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy7.5%
- Nuclear physics research studiesPhysics and Astronomy5.2%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine5.2%
- Radiation Therapy and DosimetryMedicine5.2%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.2%
- Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsPhysics and Astronomy4.5%
- Particle Detector Development and PerformancePhysics and Astronomy4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Physics & Astronomy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Physics & Astronomy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physics, Applied | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Latindex, EBSCO (Fuente Académica Premier)
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 20 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 42 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 79 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Manuscripts submitted via email Model summary
Authors must submit their manuscripts directly to momento_fcbog@unal.edu.co and comply with the journal’s submission requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Those authors who have publications with this journal, accept the following terms:a. The authors will retain their copyright and will guarantee the publication of the first publication of their work, which will be subject to the Attribution-SinDerivar 4.0 International Creative Commons Attribution License that permits redistribution, commercial or non-commercial, As long as the Work circulates int…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees Model summary
MOMENTO publishes free of charge the accepted articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process by peers selected by the editorial committee. Model summary
Each manuscript will be submitted to an evaluation process by peers selected by the editorial committee and according to their answer the article will be published or rejected, and possible modifications will be suggested.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality: articles must not have been published totally or partially in another magazine. Model summary
The article contents can not have been published total or partially in another magazine.
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 Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0121-4470
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-8013
- 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 MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica
What CAS zone is MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Physics, Applied. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Physics & Astronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: Word; 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 MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (14) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica open access, and what is the APC?
MOMENTO-Revista de Fisica 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: .