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Uniciencia

Universidad Nacional · Costa Rica · Est. 1984

ISSN2215-3470

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.247

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.732

Total Works

310

Total Citations

1,128

2yr Mean Citedness

0.76

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Aims & Scope

UNICIENCIA Journal is a publication of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the National University of Costa Rica. Its areas of interest are mainly related to the work of the Faculty; these areas are the following: Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Chemistry, surveying, and Geodesy. The Journal receives articles resulting from studies using different types of research designs, such as experimental, descriptive and inferential analysis, correlational, observational, and action research, as well as case study analyzed with quantitative or qualitative techniques, or a combination of both. No essays, non-systematic literature reviews, discussions, dissertations, educational proposals or technical notes are published.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCosta Rica

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published1984

Frequencycontinuous

StatusActive

Total Publications310

Publisher OrgNational University, Costa Rica

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~40 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

OAI-PMHDOILOCKSSCLOCKSSPKP-PNSINABI

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad Nacional

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2215-3470

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

OAI-PMH, DOI, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, PKP-PN, SINABI

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Computer Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q3

Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)Q3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Computer Science (miscellaneous)Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Educational Innovations and TechnologyEducation and Teacher TrainingViolence, Education, and Gender StudiesMathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesStatistics Education and MethodologiesEducational Outcomes and InfluencesEducational Research and Science TeachingDiverse Applied Research StudiesBusiness, Education, Mathematics ResearchSocial Skills and Education