Journal profile
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
ISSN 0124-308X · eISSN 2538-9971 · Universidad del Cauca · Colombia
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud is published by Universidad del Cauca. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health and Medical Education, Academic Writing and Publishing and Publishing and Scholarly Communication, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de la Facultad Ciencias de la Salud Universidad del Cauca (RFCS) es el órgano oficial de esta Facultad encargado de publicar artículos de interés general en el campo de la Salud y Educación Médica. Se reciben de manera permanente artículos, que son sometidos a revisión por pares, previa aprobación del Comité editorial. Sus instrucciones y políticas se ajustan a los Requerimientos uniformes para manuscritos sometidos a Revistas Biomédicas, publicados por el Comité internacional de editores de revistas médicas. Periodicidad: Tiene una periodicidad semestral y ha incorporado la modalidad de publicación continua para mejorar la visibilidad y periodicidad de sus contenidos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 11 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions11%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities9.8%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities7.1%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.2%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.3%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities4.1%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine3.9%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 594 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted1
- carta al editorCarta al editor: Son comentarios u opiniones breves, de no más de 400 palabras y cinco referencias, sobre algún artículo publicado en la revista o sobre un tema…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license Model summary
Los contenidos de este portal están autorizados por una Licencia Creative Commons de Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivar 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints POLÍTICA DE PREPRINTS
Permite preprints Model summary
La Revista Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (RFCS) reconoce el valor de los servidores de preprints para la difusión temprana de los resultados de investigación y permite la presentación de manuscritos que hayan sido previamente depositados en un servidor de preprints reconocido. El depósito previo de un manuscrito en un servidor de preprints no se considera publicación previa y no constituye un i…
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 Cauca
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0124-308X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2538-9971
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud
How long does peer review take at Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud?
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 de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud 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: .