Journal profile
Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales
ISSN 1390-8413 · eISSN 2773-7772 · Universidad de Guayaquil · Ecuador
Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales is published by Universidad de Guayaquil. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy metals in environment, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, together about 22% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Científica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales, es una revista científica-académica de acceso abierto de la Facultad de Ciencias Naturales de la Universidad de Guayaquil. Su objetivo es contribuir a la producción científica, su socialización y debate, en el ámbito de las Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales. La publicación es semestral en los meses de junio y diciembre. Publica solo artículos de trabajos de investigación, comunicación científica o creación originales. Dirigida a científicos, docentes y público en general. Código ISSN en línea: 2773-7772, código impreso: 1390-8417 . Indexada en DOAJ, REDALYC, Latindex 2.0, Base, DOI y Crossref.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
REDALYC, Latindex 2.0, Base, DOI, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 208 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 de Guayaquil
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 1390-8413
- Electronic ISSN
- 2773-7772
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales
How long does peer review take at Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Cientifica de Ciencias Naturales y Ambientales 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, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .