Journal profile
Recursos Rurais
ISSN 1885-5547 · eISSN 2255-5994 · Universidade de Santiago de Compostela · Spain
Recursos Rurais: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Recursos Rurais is published by Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Forest Management and Policy, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A revista Recursos Rurais aceptará para a súa revisión artigos, revisións e notas vinculados á investigación e desenvolvemento tecnolóxico no ámbito da conservación e xestión da biodiversidade e do medio ambiente, dos sistemas de produción agrícola, gandeira, forestal e referidos á planificación do territorio, tendentes a propiciar o desenvolvemento sostíbel dos recursos naturais do espazo rural.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 21, Portugal 8, France 2, Argentina 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science7%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Growth and nutrition in plantsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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
Latindex Catalogue 2.0, Fuente Académica Premier, Biological Abstracts (BA), BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, AGRIS, ISOC, ICYT, DIALNET, Cirbic, Rebiun, Internet Archive, URBADOCPublisher 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 · 90 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright
Ao publicar en Recursos rurais, o autor cede todos os dereitos de explotación do seu artigo á Recursos Rurais (IBADER-USC), que, coas condicións e limitacións dispostas pola lexislación en materia de propiedade intelectual, é a titular do copyright.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access e Licenza Creative Commons
Recursos Rurais publícase en Open Access, coa finalidade de favorecer e promover a libre dispoñibilidade na internet da literatura científica, permitindo a calquera usuario a súa lectura, descarga, copia, impresión, distribución ou calquera outro uso legal da mesma, sen ningunha barreira financeira, técnica ou doutro tipo. Sempre coa condición de manter a integridade da obra e o recoñecemento da a…
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
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese, Galician
- ISSN
- 1885-5547
- Electronic ISSN
- 2255-5994
- 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 Recursos Rurais
How long does peer review take at Recursos Rurais?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Recursos Rurais?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: 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 Recursos Rurais based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (21), Portugal (8) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Recursos Rurais?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Recursos Rurais is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Recursos Rurais open access, and what is the APC?
Recursos Rurais 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: .