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GAYANA

Abbreviation (ISO):GAYANA
Country: Chile•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.218•SCImago Rank: #20,856•Identifier (ISSN):0717-652X(Print)•Articles / Year: 14•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.6
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
15

15 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
14articles/year
61.19% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.1)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.559)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

GAYANA is a scientific journal published by Universidad de Concepción, Chile. It is the modern version of Gayana Oceanología and Gayana Zoología. Therefore its numeration starts at volume 63(1). GAYANA covers all aspects of zoology and oceanographic research. It is structured in five sections, defined by subject or discipline: Ecology, Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Earth Sciences, Evolutionary, and Applied Biology and Environmental Biology. Each section is in charge of an editor who receives and manages the manuscripts sent for evaluation in close collaboration with the editorial board.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology66.8%Geography64.6%Philosophy50.5%Art49.1%Humanities48.1%Ecology44.2%Geology40.1%Botany23.7%Zoology22.5%Paleontology21.4%Physics20.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #20,856Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004, 2006-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.218

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
22

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.65

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations38
3-Year Documents62
Citable Documents60

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3
Aquatic ScienceQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ZOOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Universidad de Concepcion
Publication Language
Multi-Language
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
1999
Editorial Address
EDICIONES UNIV, CONCEPCION, COMITE DE PUBLICACION, CASILLA 2407, CONCEPCION, CHILE, 00000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ZOOLOGY
JCRSCIE
156/183Q4
ZOOLOGY
JCISCIE
169/183Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.4182
20240.22914
20230.12532
2022—1110
20210.5591422
2020—2055
2019—17114
2018—1890
2017—1022
2016—25103
2015—24147
2014—20115
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for GAYANA

WoS Q4
001120212023202420250.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 50%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 137338ba-984d-48e4-81cd-b2ec86dfcf83
Database Updated: 2026-10-01