Journal profile · ETHICS
Revista Colombiana de Bioetica
ISSN 1900-6896 · eISSN 2590-9452 · Universidad El Bosque · Colombia
Revista Colombiana de Bioetica: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Colombiana de Bioetica is published by Universidad El Bosque and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Ethics in medical practice and Law, Ethics, and AI Impact, together about 68.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Colombiana de Bioética se ocupa de publicar artículos de investigación, con un enfoque empírico o teórico, y artículos de revisión de la literatura que sean del interés de la comunidad científica internacional de Bioética. Su propósito es validar y difundir conocimiento científico relevante para las discusiones actuales en Bioética, con un especial énfasis en las relaciones que se establecen entre los desarrollos tecnológicos y la Bioética, la Bioética y la salud, la Bioética y la educación, la Bioética y lo ambiental, y la Bioética y sus fundamentos, desde una perspectiva interdisciplinaria.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ETHICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 3, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine37.5%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions17.4%
- Law, Ethics, and AI ImpactBusiness, Management and Accounting13.4%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience4.2%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science2.2%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine2%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences2%
- Educational methodologies and cognitive developmentPsychology2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ethics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 72.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 456 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 32 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 59 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese. Model summary
La revista recibe el sometimiento de textos escritos originalmente en español, inglés y portugués.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE policies. Model summary
se adhiere a las políticas del Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright assignment requested. Model summary
La revista pide la cesión de los derechos sobre los textos que aprueba para publicación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
También, la revista publica sus contenidos bajo el modelo de acceso abierto y protege todos sus manuscritos con una licencia Creative Commons 4.0. de atribución, no comercial y sin obras derivadas (BY-NC-ND).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; continuous publication; open access. Model summary
La revista selecciona sus artículos a través de un sistema “doble ciego” de evaluación por pares y su frecuencia de publicación es continua, en formato digital, bajo un modelo de acceso abierto.
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 El Bosque
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1900-6896
- Electronic ISSN
- 2590-9452
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Colombiana de Bioetica
What CAS zone is Revista Colombiana de Bioetica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Colombiana de Bioetica is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ethics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Colombiana de Bioetica?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Colombiana de Bioetica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Colombiana de Bioetica based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (3) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Colombiana de Bioetica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Colombiana de Bioetica is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Colombiana de Bioetica open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Colombiana de Bioetica 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: .