Journal profile · MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras
ISSN 1659-407X · Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica · Costa Rica
REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.28 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras is published by Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, together about 35.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of this journal is to publish original papers related to marine science, including biology, geology and marine ecology, oceanography, evolution, systematics and taxonomy of marine organisms, pollution, fisheries, mariculture, marine biotechnology, conservation and integrated management of coastal and marine resources.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science13%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.2%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Catálogo de LATINDEX, Redalyc, LATINDEX, DIALNET, PERIÓDICA (Índice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias), ASFA (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts), SHERPA/ROMEO, MIAR, CrossRef (DOI Database), REDIB, Sicultura, OCLC Word Cat, OpenAIRE, DRJI, PERIÓDICA, Emerging Source Citation Index, AURA, EZB (Electronic Journals Library), Journals for Free (Directorio de revistas de acceso abierto), MIAR (Matriz de Información para la Evaluación de Revistas), OAI, Semantic Scholar, ROAD, Biblat, Portal de Portales Latindex, Kimuk (Costarican National Repository), Repositorio de la Universidad Nacional, Repositorio La ReferenciaPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.28Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-SA | |
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- bibliographic reviewPaper evaluation form (bibliographic review)Length not stated
- bibliographic reviewsBibliographic reviews Bibliometric analysis of marine pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean: trends and perspectivesLength not stated
- scientific articlePaper evaluation form (scientific article)Length not stated
- scientific notePaper evaluation form (scientific note)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Costa Rica license Model summary
General terms and conditions Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras by Universidad Nacional is located under a Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Costa Rica. The journal is hosted in open-access repositories such as the Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional, the Repositorio Kimuk de Costa Rica and la Referencia. The editorial source of the journal must be…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access hosting in institutional repositories Model summary
The journal is hosted in open-access repositories such as the Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Nacional, the Repositorio Kimuk de Costa Rica and la Referencia.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of refereed, edited articles permitted Model summary
Self-archiving policy: The journal allows the self-archiving of articles in their refereed version, edited and approved by the Editorial Board of the Journal so that they are available in Open Access through the Internet.
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, Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1659-407X
- Print ISSN
- 1659-455X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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 REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras
What CAS zone is REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.28; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras open access, and what is the APC?
REVMAR-Revista Ciencias Marinas y Costeras 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .