Granja

Aims & Scope

« Revista Ciencias de la Vida, La Granja» is a bilingual scientific publication from “Universidad Politécnica Salesiana”, Ecuador.

This journal started in 2002 and has a fixed biannual periodicity.

La Granja covers the topics of Environmental Sciences, such as: Earth Sciences, Geosciences, Biotechnology and Agricultural Sciences, among others.

Contents are peer-reviewed in accordance with the publication standards and follow a double-blind examination, guaranteeing the authors an impartial and transparent review process, facilitating the inclusion in the reference databases, repositories and international indexing.

La Granja uses Harvard style citation rules.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Climate Change according to Ecuadorian academics–Perceptions versus facts

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Theofilos, Elizabeth, Débora, María J., Diego F., Mauricio, Marco

• Análisis estadístico de datos meteorológicos mensuales y diarios para la determinación de variabilidad climática y cambio climático en el Distrito Metropolitano de Quito

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Sheila, Diana, Viviana, Pablo, Enrique, Marcos

• Caracterización de sistemas de producción lechera de Ecuador

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Narcisa, Nancy

• Estudio etnobotánico del mortiño (vaccinium floribundum) como alimento ancestral y potencial alimento funcional

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Pablo, Daniel, Karla, María Fernanda, Elizabeth, Laura

• Caracterización del aceite de la semilla de Sacha Inchi (plukenetia volubilis) del cantón San Vicente, Manabí, Ecuador, obtenida mediante procesos no térmicos de extrusión

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Carlos Jefferson, Luis Eduardo, Stefanie Michelle

• Calidad de la leche cruda y sistema de pago por calidad en el Ecuador

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Rocio Elizabeth, Narcisa, Charles, Daniel

• Análisis económico de lechugas hidropónicas bajo sistema raíz flotante en clima semiárido

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Rosa, Jimmy

• Condiciones tropicales de la lluvia estacional en la agricultura de secano de Carabobo, Venezuela

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Barlin Orlando

• Evaluación de la eficacia cosmética de cremas elaboradas con aceites extraídos de especies vegetales Amazónicas: Mauritia Flexuosa (Morete), Plukenetia Volubilis (Sacha Inchi) y Oenocarpus Bataua (Ungurahua)

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Tatiana, Paco, Wilson, Silvia H.

• Análisis exploratorio del desperdicio de alimentos en plato en Comedores Escolares en España

  Citation: 10

  Authors: María, Ana, Ignacio