Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
ISSN 0120-0690 · eISSN 2256-2958 · Universidad de Antioquia · COLOMBIA · Quarterly
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; fully open access; APC about USD 200; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias is published by Universidad de Antioquia 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, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and Animal Nutrition and Physiology, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Animal Science and Zoology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias (Colombian Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, RCCP) is an international open-access journal aimed at publishing new findings on animal health and production.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, DAIRY & ANIMAL SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Natalia Franco-MontoyaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 16, United States 6, South Korea 1, Brazil 1, Argentina 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Reproductive Physiology in LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | 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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | 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 | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | 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
- 0.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,529 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 220 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 7 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 45 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 54 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 3 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 200 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 300 | — | — |
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 accepted2
- literature reviewGrowth of aquatic species fed black soldier fly larvae meal: A literature review David-Agapito Zambrano-Vera, Martha-Cecilia Alcívar-Bazurto, Susy-Natalia Gómez…Length not stated
- short communicationMorphological survey of Haemosporida parasites in wild birds from Colombia Arley-Onasis Arroyave-Pérez, Analorena Cifuentes-Rincón, Ingrid-Johana Roldán-Carvaja…Length not stated
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 de Antioquia
- Country or region
- COLOMBIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0120-0690
- Electronic ISSN
- 2256-2958
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
What CAS zone is Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science. 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 Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (16), United States (6) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
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: .