Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Aims & Scope

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural (RCHN) publishes original research dealing with past and present phenomena from organismic to higher levels of biological organization, considering both empirical and theoretical studies on all kinds of taxa and environments.

The major areas covered by RCHN are: botany and zoology; physiological and behavioral ecology; population biology; community and ecosystem ecology; systematics, biogeography and evolution.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological 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.

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• Oa statement
• Author instructions
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• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
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• 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 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.

• Biogeografía marina de Chile continental

  Citation: 221

  Authors: PATRICIO A.

• Bofedales: high altitude peatlands of the central Andes

  Citation: 176

  Authors: FRANCISCO A, BARRY G, RAMÓN, DIANA

• Mating systems in caridean shrimp (Decapoda: Caridea) and their evolutionary consequences for sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology

  Citation: 155

  Authors: CRISTIÁN, MARTIN

• Disruption of ecosystem processes in western North America by invasive species

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Jeffrey S., Harold A.

• The ecology of Egeria densa Planchón (Liliopsida: Alismatales): A wetland ecosystem engineer?

  Citation: 110

  Authors: MATTHEW, VÍCTOR H, MAX, ANTONIO, LUISA E, FERNANDA

• Southern Chile, trout and salmon country: invasion patterns and threats for native species

  Citation: 108

  Authors: DORIS, IVÁN, JORGE, JOSÉ, FERNANDO, CARLOS, ERWIN, ANTONIO

• Modelos de distribución de especies: Una revisión sintética

  Citation: 103

  Authors: RUBÉN G, ÁNGEL M, JESÚS

• Diversity, dynamics and biogeography of Chilean benthic nearshore ecosystems: an overview and guidelines for conservation

  Citation: 102

  Authors: MIRIAM, EDUARDO, PABLO A, CARLOS A, SERGIO A, F. PATRICIO, CLAUDIO R, JULIO A

• Cambio del uso del suelo en el centro sur de Chile a fines del siglo XX: Entendiendo la dinámica espacial y temporal del paisaje

  Citation: 95

  Authors: MAURICIO, ANÍBAL, GERARDO, OSCAR

• Historia natural y conservación de los mutualismos planta-animal del bosque templado de Sudamérica austral

  Citation: 90

  Authors: MARCELO A., DIEGO P., CECILIA