Journal profile
Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas
ISSN 0253-5688 · eISSN 2221-2450 · Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas · Cuba
Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas: fully open access; no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas is published by Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical and Biological Ozone Research, Enzyme Production and Characterization and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology, together about 21% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista CENIC Ciencias Biológicas (RCCB) ISSN (2221-2450) es una revista científica arbitrada que publica artículos desde el año 1969 por el Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas (CNIC), un centro de investigaciones cubano que se autofinancia sin ánimos de lucros. Se publica online solamente desde el año 2010. Ofrece acceso abierto a sus contenidos. Nuestra Revista adopta a partir del 2023 la modalidad de publicación continua, para propiciar la inmediatez en el flujo editorial y los contenidos apareceran dentro del periodo establecido.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Biological Ozone ResearchMedicine9%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine4.8%
- Immunotoxicology and immune responsesImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering4.3%
- Sugarcane Cultivation and ProcessingAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJSciELOPublisher website
Other: Redalyc, Latindex, REDIB, MIAR
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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,954 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 29 |
| 2022 | 999 | 999 | 30 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 36 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
La Revista CENIC Ciencias Biológicas (RCCB) es una revista de libre acceso, bajo licencia Creative Commons CC-BY-NC. Concede a los autores los permisos siguientes:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints POLÍTICA DE PREPRINTS
Un preprints es un documento relacionado con la investigación listo para enviarse a la revista pero que no ha sido revisado por pares y ni aprobado para su publicación.
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
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas
- Country or region
- Cuba
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0253-5688
- Electronic ISSN
- 2221-2450
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas
How long does peer review take at Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas?
The journal's website lists DOAJ and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas open access, and what is the APC?
Revista CENIC Ciencias Biologicas is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .