Journal profile
Nutricion Animal Tropical
ISSN 2215-3527 · Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Nutricion Animal Tropical: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nutricion Animal Tropical is published by Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Pasture and Agricultural Systems, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista es publicada semestralmente con el afán de divulgar el quehacer investigativo a nivel nacional e internacional en temas de interés zootécnico. Su contenido incluye artículos de investigación, notas técnicas, comunicaciones breves, revisiones de literatura de un tema puntual, comentarios y opiniones de temas relevantes o de actividades afines al de la nutrición animal y el sector agropecuario.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Chile 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.6%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Animal Nutrition and HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
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
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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 30 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 35 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
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 18 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-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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Costa Rica Model summary
© Nutrición Animal Tropical es desarrollada en la Universidad de Costa Rica y se encuentra licenciada con Creative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 Costa Rica.
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 de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2215-3527
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Nutricion Animal Tropical
How long does peer review take at Nutricion Animal Tropical?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nutricion Animal Tropical 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 Argentina (2) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nutricion Animal Tropical?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nutricion Animal Tropical is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Nutricion Animal Tropical open access, and what is the APC?
Nutricion Animal Tropical 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .