Journal profile · FORESTRY
Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK
ISSN 2215-2504 · Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK is published by Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica 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, Forest ecology and management and Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy, together about 35.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El objetivo de la revista es ser un mecanismo de difusión, de intercambio y transferencia de información en línea en el área de los recursos naturales, con énfasis en el sector forestal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FORESTRY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.9%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science12.7%
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Agroforestry and silvopastoral systemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Agricultural and Food SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Botany and Geology in Latin America and CaribbeanAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Forest Biomass Utilization and ManagementEngineering4.7%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 | Forestry | 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 | Forestry | 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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 1 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 12 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- IEEE
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- artículosArtículos: se aceptarán manuscritos en español, portugués o inglés, siempre que cumplan con la normativa aquí establecida y estén redactados de forma clara y co…Length not stated
- foroForo: espacio destinado a revisiones temáticas vinculadas al manejo de los recursos naturales y a tópicos que favorezcan la actualización profesional en el ámbi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Política de autoarchivo SHERPA/RoMEO categoría verde: se puede archivar el preprint y el postprint o la versión del editor/PDF. Model summary
Los artículos que resulten publicados se regirán por las políticas de derechos de autor y autoarchivo establecidas por SHERPA/RoMEO en la categoría color verde: “Se puede archivar el preprint y el postprint o la versión del editor/PDF”.
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
- Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2215-2504
- 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 Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK
What CAS zone is Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Forestry. 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 Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK?
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 Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: IEEE; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Forestal Mesoamerica Kuru-RFMK 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: .