Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Cepal Review
ISSN 0251-2920 · eISSN 1684-0348 · Comision Economica Para America Latina y el Caribe
Cepal Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.14; subscription journal; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cepal Review is published by Comision Economica Para America Latina y el Caribe 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 Economic Theory and Policy, Global trade and economics and Global Financial Crisis and Policies, together about 39% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.1%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences6.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences5.4%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.8%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
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 | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | 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 | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 0.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,627 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 38 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 39 | 1 | 8 |
| 2023 | 35 | 4 | 63 |
| 2022 | 55 | 3 | 122 |
| 2021 | 27 | 10 | 77 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Comision Economica Para America Latina y el Caribe
- ISSN
- 0251-2920
- Electronic ISSN
- 1684-0348
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cepal Review
What CAS zone is Cepal Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cepal Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cepal Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.14; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 37.
Which databases index Cepal Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cepal Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Cepal Review open access, and what is the APC?
Cepal Review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .