Journal profile
Semiarida
ISSN 2362-4337 · eISSN 2408-4077 · Universidad Nacional de La Pampa · Argentina
Semiarida: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Semiarida is published by Universidad Nacional de La Pampa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pasture and Agricultural Systems, Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement and Genetics and Plant Breeding, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Agronomy and Crop Science and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista científica semestral de la Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa, tiene por objetivo publicar trabajos originales que contribuyan al desarrollo científico-tecnológico de las distintas disciplinas de las ciencias agronómicas, naturales y ambientales, así como temáticas relacionadas con el área de los Agronegocios, tanto en el ámbito nacional como internacional. Esta dirigido a la comunidad científica, estudiantes, docentes e investigadores y al público en general.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
- Agricultural Productivity and Crop ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Crop Yield and Soil FertilityAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.1%
- Agricultural Science and FertilizationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Wheat and Barley Genetics and PathologyAgricultural 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.
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 972 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 18 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 27 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 25 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | 25 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
La Editorial de la Universidad Nacional de La Pampa (EdUNLPam) exigirá a los/as autores/as la firma del siguiente documento: La EdUNLPam lleva a cabo la publicación del artículo: (Título del Artículo) en SEMIÁRIDA Rev.Fac.Agron UNLPam ISSN 2362-4337 (impresa) ISSN 2408-4077 (en línea), del cual el/los abajo firmantes son autores de una o más partes. En el mismo acto, el/los autores entregan exclus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares doble ciego con dos evaluadores externos; tercer evaluador si hay desacuerdo. Model summary
evaluación externa realizada bajo el sistema doble ciego a cargo de dos evaluadores externos a la UNLPam.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagio: revisión con iThenticate Model summary
Todos los artículos enviados a Semiárida serán revisados por medio del software de detección de plagio iThenticate.
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 La Pampa
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 2362-4337
- Electronic ISSN
- 2408-4077
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, 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 Semiarida
How long does peer review take at Semiarida?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Semiarida?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Semiarida?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Semiarida is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Semiarida open access, and what is the APC?
Semiarida 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: .