Journal profile · AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales
ISSN 2422-0582 · eISSN 2422-4456 · Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) · Colombia
Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales is published by Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) 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 Plant and soil sciences, Agricultural and Food Production Studies and Business, Innovation, and Economy, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Food Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE JOURNAL The Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales (RCIA) with ISSN 2422 - 4456 is an open access, digital journal. Refereed by international peers and with continuous periodicity. Its main objective is the circulation of specialized knowledge through the publication of scientific and technological research developed by national and international authors, related to the areas of: Agri-Food Sciences (Food 4.0), Secondary Metabolites (Bioprocesses in food), Agricultural Biotechnology (Applied Economics), Beekeeping Life and Technological Development and Business Innovation. The journal is published by the Centro Agropecuario del Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje SENA, Buga-Valle, Colombia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.23850/issn.2422-4456 More Less
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 6, Argentina 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.9%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Botanical Research and ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.9%
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, Multidisciplinary | 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, Multidisciplinary | 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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.14%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 154 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 45 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 26 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 250–300 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- research articlen of the text. Length The length of the research article should be between 4000 to 5000 words (including all condensed information in tables, figures andmain text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleDocument resulting from a concluded research where the results of published or unpublished research on a field of science or technology are analyzed, systematiz…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Model summary
By submitting a manuscript to the Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales, through the "RCIA Author's Rights Assignment Form", the authors accept its publication and also its dissemination on the Internet and in the indexes and bibliographic databases in which the journal is indexed, as long as the work is considered as publishable by the journal's Editorial Committee, after evaluat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
The Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Manuscripts that enter the OJS platform of the journal RCIA, must attach the cover letter of the authors in the format available in the submissions section. Then the editorial assignment and management of the manuscript will proceed.
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
- Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA)
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2422-0582
- Electronic ISSN
- 2422-4456
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales
What CAS zone is Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Multidisciplinary. 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Investigaciones Agroindustriales?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 250–300 words; Keywords: 5–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: 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 Investigaciones Agroindustriales based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (6) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Colombiana de Investigaciones Agroindustriales is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .