Journal profile
Revista 16 de Abril
ISSN 0138-645X · eISSN 1729-6935 · Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana · Cuba
Revista 16 de Abril: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista 16 de Abril is published by Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Academic Writing and Publishing, Cuban History and Society and Publishing and Scholarly Communication, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 5, Chile 1, Peru 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities10.1%
- Cuban History and SocietySocial Sciences7.5%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities7.1%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.3%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.9%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities4.7%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.7%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry4.5%
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
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 651 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 9 |
| 2022 | 43 | 43 | 5 |
| 2021 | 111 | 111 | 15 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-SA | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana
- Country or region
- Cuba
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0138-645X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1729-6935
- 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 Revista 16 de Abril
How long does peer review take at Revista 16 de Abril?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Revista 16 de Abril based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (5), Chile (1) and Peru (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista 16 de Abril?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista 16 de Abril is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista 16 de Abril open access, and what is the APC?
Revista 16 de Abril 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; 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: .