Journal profile · FORESTRY
Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente
ISSN 0186-3231 · eISSN 2007-4018 · Universidad Autonoma Chapingo · MEXICO · Semiannual · Founded 1994
Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.58; fully open access; APC about USD 200; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente is published by Universidad Autonoma Chapingo and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Forest ecology and management, Plant and soil sciences and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente (RCHSCFA) is an annual scientific journal with continuous publication and bilingual (English and Spanish) edited by the Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (UACh). The RCHSCFA offers forestry professionals a means of disseminating and discussing unpublished research results. Its aim is to generate an international space for discussion and dissemination of scientific research results and technological developments related to arid, temperate, and tropical forest environments.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science17.4%
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.5%
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Seedling growth and survival studiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Forestry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.58LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 26Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 522 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 89 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 15 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 37 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 52 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 102 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- methodologiesMethodologies. These are technical reports that explain the development of a methodology within arid, temperate, and tropical forest environments, the modificat…Length not stated
- original researchScientific articles. These are original, unpublished manuscripts, developed with ethical practices and derived from a rigorous experimental process or from wide…Length not stated
- review articleScientific articles. These are original, unpublished manuscripts, developed with ethical practices and derived from a rigorous experimental process or from wide…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- scientific or technological notesScientific or technological notes. These are short reports of original research. They have the same objective as the scientific article and, although they are p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The RCHSCFA allows the use of AI only to improve the readability and language of the contribution. If applicable, the contribution must include a description of the technologies used and what was generated with them. Authors are responsible for supervising, reviewing, and editing information obtained using AI, as these technologies may generate incorrect information. Under no circumstances may aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship criteria
Authorship changes only before acceptance, via signed document. Model summary
Authorship. The RCHSCFA urges its authors to adopt ethical principles when determining the authorship of manuscripts. Authorship will be granted to anyone who has made substantial contributions to the work, such as the conception or design of the research, the collection, analysis, or interpretation of data, the drafting of the manuscript, and the critical review with relevant intellectual contrib…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
Authors must declare conflicts of interest. Model summary
Authors must declare any financial or personal relationship with other persons or organizations that may inappropriately influence or bias the outcome of the work. For this purpose, authors must indicate whether there was a conflict of interest and, if any, mention the agreements reached.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Code of ethics (COPE: Committee on Publication Ethics)
Multiple publication prohibited. Model summary
Originality. Authors must ensure that they have written completely original works. If they have used the work or phrases of other authors, these must be cited appropriately. Plagiarism can occur in many ways, from self-plagiarism (citing one's own work without the respective reference), presenting someone else's work as one's own, copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another work (without …
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 Autonoma Chapingo
- Country or region
- MEXICO
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0186-3231
- Print ISSN
- 2007-3828
- Electronic ISSN
- 2007-4018
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente
What CAS zone is Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Forestry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.58; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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.
Which databases index Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Chapingo Serie Ciencias Forestales y del Ambiente is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .