Journal profile
Dictamen Libre
ISSN 0124-0099 · eISSN 2619-4244 · Universidad Libre · Colombia
Dictamen Libre: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dictamen Libre is published by Universidad Libre. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Accounting and Financial Management, together about 19.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Dictamen Libre (ISSN: 0124-0099, e-ISSN: 2619-4244) es una revista científica de acceso abierto, revisada por pares y editada semestralmente por la Universidad Libre Seccional Barranquilla. Su enfoque se orienta a las Ciencias Económicas, Administrativas y Contables, así como a campos afines como la gestión pública, la gestión ambiental y tecnológica, y la educación en estas áreas del conocimiento.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Social Responsibility and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Organizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Business Strategies and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Redalyc, Dialnet, CLASE, Fuente Académica Premier, PublindexPublisher 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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 44 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 64 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 89 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 55 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 58 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Universidad Libre
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0124-0099
- Electronic ISSN
- 2619-4244
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Dictamen Libre
How long does peer review take at Dictamen Libre?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Dictamen Libre?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Dictamen Libre based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Dictamen Libre?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dictamen Libre is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Dictamen Libre open access, and what is the APC?
Dictamen Libre 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, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .