Journal profile · Computer Science-Computational Theory and Mathematics
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias
ISSN 0121-747X · eISSN 2357-5549 · Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín · Colombia
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias is published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference, Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications and Probability and Statistical Research, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, es una publicación oficial de la Facultad de Ciencias, con periodicidad semestral. Su misión es divulgar el pensamiento científico y el quehacer investigativo en los campos de las ciencias exactas y naturales. Proporciona acceso libre a su contenido a través del sitio web de la Revista (esto incluye internet) y de los sistemas de indexación y bases de datos en donde está incluida, bajo el principio de fortalecer la capacidad de investigación y el intercambio del conocimiento. La Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias no cobra a los autores tasas por envío de trabajos y tampoco cuotas por la publicación de sus artículos. La Revista cuenta con un Comité Editorial y un Comité Científico encargado de la aceptación de los artículos para ser sometidos a la evaluación por pares académicos y de la aprobación de los mismos para publicar. Así mismo, el Comité Editorial se reserva el derecho de realizar las modificaciones editoriales apropiadas para la publicación de los artículos aprobados. No obstante, la responsabilidad por los juicios, opiniones y puntos de vista expresados en los artículos publicados es exclusivamente de sus autores. La recepción de un artículo no implica el compromiso de su publicación. Los temas de los artículos deben ser afines a las áreas de la Revista. Áreas temáticas: Publica artículos originales e inéditos, de especialistas, en las siguientes áreas temáticas o afines: • Biotecnología• Ciencias Naturales• Enseñanza de las Ciencias Exactas y Naturales• Estadística• Física • Matemáticas • Química Modalidades de los artículos: Artículos de investigaciónPresentan de manera detallada resultados originales de trabajos de investigación inéditos. Deben contener los apartados de: introducción, metodología, resultados, discusión y conclusiones. Extensión máxima 12 páginas. Comunicaciones (artículos cortos)Presentan resultados originales preliminares o parciales de una investigación científica o tecnológica que, por su importancia e impacto, requieren pronta difusión. Extensión máxima 4 páginas, conservando los mismos apartados del artículo de investigación. RevisionesDocumentos donde se analizan, sistematizan e integran, resultados de investigaciones en un campo de la ciencia o tecnología, con el fin de dar a conocer su estado del arte, sus avances y sus tendencias de desarrollo. Son realizados por expertos en el tema que presentan una descripción del campo de i
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Computer Science-Computational Theory and Mathematics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics8.9%
- Statistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsMathematics7.2%
- Probability and Statistical ResearchMathematics6.7%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5%
- Statistical Methods and ApplicationsMathematics5%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- History and Theory of MathematicsMathematics4.4%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computational Theory and Mathematics | Q4 | 180/203 | 11th |
| Biophysics | Q4 | 143/155 | 8th |
| Molecular Biology | Q4 | 402/414 | 3rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Scimago Journal RankPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 250 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 33 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 39 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 51 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 32 |
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
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)
Article types accepted1
- artículosARTÍCULOSLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 license Model summary
Todos los contenidos de la Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias, están publicados bajo la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución – No comercial – Sin Derivar 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 Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0121-747X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-5549
- Society / sponsor
- Faculty of Sciences
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 de la Facultad de Ciencias
How long does peer review take at Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias 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: .