Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS
ISSN 0798-2259 · eISSN 2521-9715 · Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias · VENEZUELA · Bimonthly · Founded 1991
REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.31; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 196 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS is published by Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias 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 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La REVISTA CIENTÍFICA de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia es una revista internacional que recibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, casos clinicos, cartas al editor y revisiones bibliográficas (Review). La revista está orientada a investigadores, docentes y/o autores interesados en publicar o divulgar su obra. Los aportes o colaboraciones científicas se aceptan en idioma español e inglés; tiene una frecuencia CONTINUA. Los artículos deben abordar aspectos relacionados a las áreas de la: medicina veterinaria, producción animal, economía agropecuaria, reproducción animal, salud pública vinculada a las ciencias veterinarias (zoonosis), tecnología de alimentos y vida silvestre. La REVISTA CIENTÍFICA enfatiza en la publicación de información científica generada en zonas tropicales y subtropicales, o de aplicabilidad tropical. El contenido de los artículos debe representar una contribución significativa al cuerpo del conocimiento científico. Todo nuestro contenido es de libre acceso. Los artículos están indizados, depositados y registrados en diversas fuentes, repositorios y bases de datos con el propósito de promocionar y dar una mayor visibilidad a sus contenidos. Nuestros artículos son sometidos a dictaminación bajo el sistema de revisión doble ciego. Enfoque, Alcance y Objetivos Misión de la revista La REVISTA CIENTIFICA de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia es una revista internacional que recibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, cartas al editor y revisiones bibliográficas La REVISTA CIENTIFICA de la Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, es una publicación auspiciada por la División de Investigación de la Facultad de Ciencias veterinarias de la Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Para publicaciones como artículos científicos, notas técnicas y cartas al editor se aceptan como lenguajes tanto el español como el inglés. Todos los artículos recibidos serán revisados en su forma y contenido por 3 expertos reconocidos usando el método del doble ciego. Los artículos deben abordar aspectos relacionados a las áreas de la: medicina veterinaria, producción animal, economía agropecuaria, reproducción animal, salud pública vinculada a las ciencias veterinarias (zoonosis), tecnología de alimentos y vida silvestre. La aceptación de artículos que aborden cualqui
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, HealthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: SWETS Blackwell Database, ELSEVIER Extended Science Direct Navigator Database, Veterinary Bulletin, Index Veterinarius, Base de Datos Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide
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
- 0.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 157LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 822 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 | 125 | 6 |
| 2025 | 196 | 196 | 51 |
| 2024 | 158 | 158 | 97 |
| 2023 | 223 | 223 | 118 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 68 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 52 |
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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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-SA | |
| 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)
Article types accepted5
- artículos científicos originales no publicadosrecibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, casos clinícos, cartas al editor y revisiones …Length not stated
- cartas al editorrecibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, casos clinícos, cartas al editor y revisiones …Length not stated
- casos clinícosrecibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, casos clinícos, cartas al editor y revisiones …Length not stated
- notas técnicasrecibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, casos clinícos, cartas al editor y revisiones …Length not stated
- revisiones bibliográficas (review)recibe trabajos para publicación en las formas de artículos científicos originales no publicados, notas técnicas, casos clinícos, cartas al editor y revisiones …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
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 del Zulia, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias
- Country or region
- VENEZUELA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0798-2259
- Electronic ISSN
- 2521-9715
- 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-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS
What CAS zone is REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences. 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 CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.31; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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.
Which databases index REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS open access, and what is the APC?
REVISTA CIENTIFICA-FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS VETERINARIAS 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .