About the Journal

Focus and Scope

AQUACIENCIA is the journal of the School of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at the University of El Salvador; it is also part of a permanent social outreach project, in association with the Secretariat of Scientific Research, to disseminate updated information on marine-coastal ecosystems, inland water bodies, biodiversity in general, ecology, and environmental education.

It publishes Scientific Articles, Review Articles, Scientific Notes, Case Studies, Narratives, Scientific Dissemination Notes, and short notes, with an educational focus that allows readers to understand processes occurring in different ecosystems, aiming to foster values of admiration and respect for nature and guiding behaviors toward a more empathetic relationship with natural resources.

The journal is available to researchers and students from UES and other national or foreign educational institutions, as well as organizations or institutions conducting research who wish to publish original and unpublished scientific works; it is free and openly accessible to readers.

Publication is semi-annual, and manuscripts undergo double-blind peer review. Narratives and short notes are reviewed by the journal's editorial committee.

For writing the editorial page, a researcher selected by the Editorial Committee will be invited.

Objective

Its objective is to disseminate unpublished and original research of scientific quality, produced by national or foreign researchers, once they have undergone review by specialists in the field; it also aims to contribute to environmental education through narratives, scientific dissemination notes, and short notes.

Audience

The journal is aimed at teachers, students, researchers, and the general public interested in accessing accurate and updated information in the biological field.

Frequency

The journal will be published semi-annually, with two issues corresponding to the periods January–June and July–December. Additionally, special issues may be published if requested by members of the Academic Community of the University of El Salvador or external to UES.

Privacy Statement

The names and email addresses entered in this journal will be used exclusively for the purposes stated here and will not be provided to third parties or used for other purposes.

Fee Policy

All users have free and unrestricted global access to published articles. Thus, published materials are available online free of charge. The Aquaciencia Journal does NOT charge any fees for publishing, reading, downloading, copying, distributing, printing, and using the materials for any legal purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers, in accordance with the Creative Commons CC BY NC SA 4.0 license.