Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa
ISSN 1019-6609 · Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa · Argentina
Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 400; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa is published by Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa 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 Potato Plant Research, Plant and soil sciences and Banana Cultivation and Research, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa ISSN/eISSN: 1019-6609 / 1853-4961Language: Multi-LanguageFrequency: Semi-annual (2 issues per year)Open Access: YesPeer-reviewed: YesPublication Fee: 400 USD The Latin American Journal of the Pope is a scientific publication of a six-monthly periodicity published by the Latin American Association of the Pope (ALAP). The journal publishes research, reflection, review and short communications articles on various thematic areas related to potato cultivation, written in Spanish, Portuguese and/or English. Contributions to the journal should be original and unpublished and should not be submitted simultaneously to other journals. The articles are reviewed by international double-blind external pairs. In addition, the journal publishes contributions that promote the dissemination of science in its sections of opinion articles that constitute a contribution to knowledge in the cultivation of potatoes. The journal promotes permanent, free and unrestricted access to scientific and academic content with the aim of promoting accessibility, visibility and impact of scientific research in topics related to potato cultivation at national and international levels in the areas of biotechnology, genomics, physiology, nutrition and fertilization of crops, genetics and plantification, entomology, phytopathology, integrated phytoprotection, agroecology, macrobiome, geomatics, soils, water and irrigation, post-cohar and agro-industrialisation, rural and agricultural-enterprise development, agricultural and marketing economics and agricultural products.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Potato Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences26.7%
- Plant and soil sciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
- Banana Cultivation and ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.8%
- Plant Pathogens and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant Disease Resistance and GeneticsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Plant Virus Research StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
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 | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for production reasons on 23 July 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, Latindex, AGRIS, REDIB, EUROPEAN, BIBLAT, DIALNETPublisher 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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.09%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 410 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
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 8 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 400 | — | — |
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 accepted14
- book reviewOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- book reviewsBook ReviewsLength not stated
- case studiesCase StudiesLength not stated
- case studyOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- editorialOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- editorialsEditorialsLength not stated
- original research articleOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- original research articlesOriginal Research ArticlesLength not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- review papersReview PapersLength not stated
- short communicationOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- short communicationsShort CommunicationsLength not stated
- technical noteOriginal Research Articles Review Papers Technical Notes Short Communications Case Studies Book Reviews EditorialsLength not stated
- technical notesTechnical NotesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Declaration of ethics and good practices Model summary
Declaration of ethics and good practices
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
- Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1019-6609
- Print ISSN
- 1853-4961
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa
What CAS zone is Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .