Journal profile · Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Universitas Scientiarum
ISSN 0122-7483 · eISSN 2027-1352 · Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · Colombia
Universitas Scientiarum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Universitas Scientiarum is published by Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 18.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Universitas Scientiarum is an multi-disciplinary & inter-disciplinary journal that offers prompt publication of original theoretical and experimental papers related to all branches of science. The scope extends to, but is no restricted to: mathematics & statistics, physics, chemistry, biochemistry, biology, natural history, genetics & evolution, taxonomy & systematics, biodiversity, biogeography, ecology and conservation biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Angela JohanaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | Q3 | 166/223 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: OCLC, Latindex, Academia, AGORA, ASFA, COPERNICUS, e-revist@s, Google Academic, HINARI, LILACS, OCLC Worldcat, Periódica, Publindex, Redalyc, Sherpa/Romeo, Trinity Western University, ULRICHSWEB, Zenodo, ZOOLOGICAL RECORDS
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 589 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 185 |
| 2025 | 46 | 46 | 268 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 228 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 246 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 243 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 245 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | |
| 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 accepted2
- original research articlesUniversitas Scientiarum publishes only original research articles (theoretical and experimental) in English and, by direct invitation, topical reviews.Length not stated
- topical reviewsUniversitas Scientiarum publishes only original research articles (theoretical and experimental) in English and, by direct invitation, topical reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright
- Publication ethics
Member of COPE Model summary
Univ Sci is member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE): A group of journal editors that are compromise with all aspects of publication ethics following the Code of conduct for Journal Editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License Model summary
Univ. Sci. is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
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
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0122-7483
- Electronic ISSN
- 2027-1352
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Universitas Scientiarum
How long does peer review take at Universitas Scientiarum?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Universitas Scientiarum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Universitas Scientiarum is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Universitas Scientiarum open access, and what is the APC?
Universitas Scientiarum 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: .