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Universitas Scientiarum

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana · Colombia · Est. 1987

ISSN2027-1352

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.205

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.417

Total Worksi

372

Total Citationsi

2,157

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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.

General Information

Country / RegionColombia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

FrequencyThree times per year

StatusActive

Total Publications372

Publisher OrgPontifical Xavierian University

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2027-1352

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

148

2019

138

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

MultidisciplinaryQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorIchthyology and Marine BiologyPlant and soil sciencesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesBiofuel production and bioconversionEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyInsect Pest Control StrategiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Frequently asked questions about Universitas Scientiarum

Is Universitas Scientiarum a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Universitas Scientiarum: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Universitas Scientiarum?

Universitas Scientiarum is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.205.

Is Universitas Scientiarum indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Universitas Scientiarum is indexed in Scopus.