Journal profile · Ecology
Revista chilena de historia natural
ISSN 0716-078X · eISSN 0717-6317 · BioMed Central · CHILE · Quarterly · Founded 2014
Revista chilena de historia natural: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; fully open access; APC about USD 2,390; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista chilena de historia natural is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (RCHN) publishes original research dealing with past and present phenomena from organismic to higher levels of biological organization, considering both empirical and theoretical studies on all kinds of taxa and environments. The major areas covered by RCHN are: botany and zoology; physiological and behavioral ecology; population biology; community and ecosystem ecology; systematics, biogeography and evolution.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Editor-in-chief F. PatricioPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 24, United Kingdom 1, Finland 1, Argentina 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Plant Taxonomy and PhylogeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor
- 1.68LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 724OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 109,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,207 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 61 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 59 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 73 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,990 / USD 2,390 / GBP 1,690 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 / GBP 1,790 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,790 / USD 2,490 / EUR 2,090 | Yes | — |
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- CHILE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2014
- ISSN
- 0716-078X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0717-6317
- Society / sponsor
- Chilean Biology Society
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista chilena de historia natural
What CAS zone is Revista chilena de historia natural in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista chilena de historia natural is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Revista chilena de historia natural?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Revista chilena de historia natural?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista chilena de historia natural based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (24), United Kingdom (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista chilena de historia natural?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista chilena de historia natural is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista chilena de historia natural open access, and what is the APC?
Revista chilena de historia natural is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,390.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .