Universitas Scientiarum: (ISSN: 0122-7483; E-ISSN: 2027-1352) is a multidisciplinary, Open-Acces, peer-reviewed, first-online journal devoted to the promotion of the recent progresses in all fields of exact and natural sciences. The objective of Universitas Scientiarum is to publish timely (three times per year: April, August, and December), useful and informative results that will be of value to a general audience. All articles published in Universitas Scientiarum have undergone rigorous peer review by at least two international anonymous referees. Universitas Scientiarum was founded in 1987 by the Faculty of Sciences of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá D.C., Colombia.
Aims and scope
Univ. Sci. 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.
Univ. Sci. publishes only original research articles (theoretical and experimental) in English and, by direct invitation, topical reviews. Once it has been accepted, every paper is published as first online (free open access). We print also an issue three times a year (April, August and December).
Univ. Sci. The publisher's final versions of articles can be used, archiver and preserved in any repository with proper attribution to the original contents and authors. Univ. Sci., has no processing fees for authors (no publication charge for page, color figures, processing, hosting, or PDF use) neither for the readers, wich are allowed to download the manuscripts for free.
Advantages when publishing in Universitas Scientiarum.
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Optimized editorial processing, nine months on average. (antiplagiarism by iThenticateTM)
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Articles published as soon as they are accepted (first online)
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Unrestricted open access
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No pages charges
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Color page free of charge
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Free PDF
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Paper citation update (analytics)
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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.
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Univ. Sci. is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
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Editorial Office
Náyade Cortés Chong (Editorial Assistant)
scientiarum@javeriana.edu.co
Jenny Esmeralda Granados Herrera (Librarian)
jenny.granados@javeriana.edu.co
Design Team
Universitas Scientiarum
Facultad de Ciencias
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Carrera 7 No. 43-82, Ed. 52 (Carlos Ortiz), Of. 627
Tel. (57-1) 3208320, Ext. 4159 - 4070
Scientific Committee
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Marine ecology and Monitoring
bernardo.vargasangel@noaa.gov
NOAA, University of Hawaii.
Leonardo Castañeda C, Ph.D.
Astrophysicist
lcastañedac@unal.edu.co
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Physicist
rbaquero@fis.cinvestav.mx
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional CINVESTAV - IPN
Refugio Rodriguez V, Ph.D
Environmental biotechnology, Biological treatment of water and soil
rrodrig@cinvestav.mx
Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional CINVESTAV - IPN