Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Title	Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Discipline	Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Mathematics; Earth sciences
Language	Spanish
Country	Argentina
Publisher	Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
History	20th century–present
Frequency	Irregular / periodic
Openaccess	Varies

Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales is an academic periodical published by the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata. The journal has served as a venue for original research and review articles across the physical and natural sciences, engaging contributors from institutions such as the Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, and international collaborators from the Universidad de Chile, Universidad de São Paulo, and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Over decades it has documented scientific developments connected to regional centers like La Plata, Mar del Plata, Córdoba, and Rosario while situating them within broader frameworks exemplified by connections to the Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences (United States), Institut Pasteur, Max Planck Society, and European Space Agency.

History

Founded in the 20th century, the periodical emerged amid institutional reforms at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata that mirrored curricular shifts occurring at the University of Buenos Aires and the Universidad Nacional del Sur. Early volumes featured contributions from researchers affiliated with the CONICET and visiting scholars linked to laboratories such as the Institut Pasteur and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. During the mid-20th century the journal recorded exchanges with the Smithsonian Institution, École Normale Supérieure, and the Imperial College London on subjects ranging from taxonomy to physical chemistry. Political and economic events affecting Argentine higher education—including policies enacted under administrations contemporaneous with Juan Perón and later reforms associated with the Argentine University Reform movement—influenced publication frequency and editorial composition. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, collaborations expanded to include teams from the University of California system, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.

Scope and editorial focus

The journal covers empirical and theoretical work in disciplines represented historically by the faculty: Física (field), Química, Biología, Matemáticas, Geología, and related applied sciences. Its editorial scope emphasizes regional biodiversity studies that reference collections like those of the Museum of La Plata, geoscience reports correlated with projects of the Instituto Geográfico Nacional (Argentina), and methodological advances in spectroscopy and microscopy tied to instruments used at the Centro Atómico Bariloche and CNEA. The periodical has published articles engaging topics associated with prominent institutions and programs such as the World Health Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and collaborative networks including the Ibero-American Science and Technology Policy Network.

Publication format and frequency

Historically issued in print with ISSN registration and later adopting electronic formats, the journal’s presentation aligns with practices found at publishers like the Elsevier, Springer Nature, and university presses including the University of Chicago Press and Cambridge University Press. Frequency has varied from annual to irregular thematic issues, paralleling schedules of peer journals such as the Journal of Biological Chemistry, Physical Review Letters, and the Journal of Geophysical Research. Volumes generally include original research articles, review essays, technical notes, and occasional special issues produced in collaboration with conferences hosted by entities like the Argentine Association of Biology or symposia organized alongside the Latin American Society for Theoretical Chemistry.

Editorial board and peer review

The editorial board comprises faculty members from the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales and external editors drawn from national and international institutions, mirroring governance models of journals affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the University of São Paulo. Peer review follows double-blind or single-blind procedures comparable to protocols used by the American Chemical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Editorial decisions involve consultation with ad hoc reviewers from universities including the University of Granada, University of Cambridge, the University of Toronto, and research centers such as the Max Planck Society and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal has been indexed selectively in regional and subject-specific services analogous to SciELO, Latindex, and national bibliographic registries, as well as included in citation databases and catalogues maintained by organizations like the National Library of Argentina and bibliographic aggregators used by the Library of Congress and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Its articles have been discoverable through institutional repositories at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and via collaborative platforms linked to the Redalyc network and other Latin American scholarly infrastructures.

Notable articles and impact

Notable contributions include taxonomic revisions referencing specimens housed in the Museum of La Plata, geological analyses with implications for petroleum exploration linked to the Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales era, and methodological papers on electron microscopy that informed work at the Centro Atómico Bariloche and laboratories collaborating with the CNEA. The journal has disseminated research cited by authors at the University of Buenos Aires, CONICET, Universidad de São Paulo, Harvard University, and the University of Cambridge, influencing regional curricula and informing environmental assessments conducted by agencies such as the Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria.

Access and distribution

Physical distribution historically occurred through the university press and library exchanges with institutions like the National Academy of Sciences (Argentina), university libraries at the University of Buenos Aires and Universidad de La Plata, and international interlibrary loan networks connected to the British Library and the Library of Congress. Digital access policies vary by issue and epoch; recent volumes may be accessible via the Universidad Nacional de La Plata’s institutional repository and aggregated platforms comparable to SciELO and Redalyc, while some back issues remain in print collections across regional museums and national archives.

Category:Academic journals Category:Spanish-language journals Category:Universidad Nacional de La Plata