Journal profile · BIOLOGY
Revista Bio Ciencias
ISSN 2007-3380 · Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit · Mexico
Revista Bio Ciencias: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 104 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Bio Ciencias is published by Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and soil sciences, Botanical Research and Applications and Agricultural and Food Production Studies, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BIOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Mexico 10, Argentina 3, United States 2, Portugal 1, Chile 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.8%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
- Latin American rural developmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 862 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 80 | 1 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 16 |
| 2024 | 61 | 61 | 35 |
| 2023 | 51 | 51 | 59 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 82 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2007-3380
- 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 Revista Bio Ciencias
What CAS zone is Revista Bio Ciencias in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Bio Ciencias is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Bio Ciencias?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Bio Ciencias based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mexico (10), Argentina (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Bio Ciencias?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Bio Ciencias is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Bio Ciencias open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Bio Ciencias 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .