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Amfiteatru Economic
ISSN 1582-9146 · eISSN 2247-9104 · Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest · Romania
Amfiteatru Economic: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.59; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 87 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Amfiteatru Economic is published by Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Environmental Sustainability in Business and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Amfiteatru Economic is a peer-reviewed journal that promotes original scientific research, able to contribute to the progress of knowledge, towards higher economic competitiveness and responsible business administration, for a sustainable development. The journal encourages first-rate scientific research, able to add to the broadening of the knowledge horizon in economics and business and advocates the promotion of values like: the original intellectual creation, the quality and the scientific level of the papers, the promotion of empirical research, the focus on the applied character and the involvement of young researchers in the preparation of valuable and effective research papers. More, the journal is a medium of dissemination for pioneering empirical and theoretical research, case studies, recalling of personalities who left an essential mark on economics, as well as book reviews of prestigious authors from the field of economics. As a special attribute, compared to similar publications, Amfiteatru Economic prescribes a specific topic for each issue of the journal. By doing this, we bring priorities of scientific research to the fore, cluster the contributions of the researchers and focus the debate on these priorities. Amfiteatru Economic is a prestigious forum for interdisciplinary debates in the field of economics and business, at theoretical and practical level, approaching research topics of national, regional and international relevance aiming to: highlight inter-, trans- and multidisciplinary research, at the boundary between economics and other research areas, like ecology, sociology, energy, health and security; promote the identity of the Romanian economic research at regional and international level; create an effective communication channel between representatives of the academia and of the business environment; improve the current knowledge in the field of economics and business administration, as well as supporting innovative ideas meant to add to the progress of science and public policies in this area. Amfiteatru Economic is not involved in advertising activities, nor in direct marketing, and it provides researchers the opportunity of an equidistant scientific dialogue, promoting the circulation of ideas and the exchange of experiences. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the content of the entire journal, including the special issue, which fall within the scope of the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Vasile DinuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.7%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Digital Transformation in IndustryEngineering5.3%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences5.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences4.6%
- Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and SocietyDecision Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ClarivatePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 4.42Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 217OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 678 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 77 | 18 |
| 2025 | 87 | 87 | 132 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | 629 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 411 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 733 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 1,046 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
One publication per author per year Model summary
It is the politics of the journal to publish the work of one author only once a year.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
APA referencing style required Model summary
Amfiteatru Economic requires the APA style (American Psychological Association in-text citations and referencing style) for in-text citations and references.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0 Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review; author-recommended reviewers not permitted Model summary
The double-blind peer review process is conducted by reviewers, experts in the field. The use of author-recommended reviewers is not permitted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original research only; not published or submitted elsewhere Model summary
All articles should report original research that has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- Romanian, English
- ISSN
- 1582-9146
- Electronic ISSN
- 2247-9104
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Amfiteatru Economic
What CAS zone is Amfiteatru Economic in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Amfiteatru Economic is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Economics / Management. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Amfiteatru Economic?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.59; CiteScore 4, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Amfiteatru Economic?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Amfiteatru Economic?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Amfiteatru Economic is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Amfiteatru Economic open access, and what is the APC?
Amfiteatru Economic is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .