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Uniciencia

Universidad Nacional · Costa Rica · Est. 1984

ISSN2215-3470
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.252
H-Indexi
14
SNIPi
0.732
Total Worksi
310
Total Citationsi
1,128
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.76
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionCosta Rica
Primary LanguageSpanish
1st Year Published1984
Frequencycontinuous
StatusActive
Total Publications310
Publisher OrgNational University, Costa Rica
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad Nacional
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2215-3470
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
OAI-PMH, DOI, LOCKSS, CLOCKSS, PKP-PN, SINABI
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Spanish

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
23
218
2019
44
290
2020
14
96
2021
47
178
2022
36
101
2023
28
59
2024
30
15
2025
5
1
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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Uniciencia

Is Uniciencia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Uniciencia: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Uniciencia?

Uniciencia is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.76.

Is Uniciencia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Uniciencia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Uniciencia?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref