Journal profile
ECA Sinergia
ISSN 1390-6623 · eISSN 2528-7869 · Universidad Técnica de Manabí · Ecuador
ECA Sinergia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ECA Sinergia is published by Universidad Técnica de Manabí. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business, Innovation, and Economy, Diverse Applied Research Studies and Business, Education, Mathematics Research, together about 65.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
"ECA Sinergia", is a scientific, investigative, bilingual journal, founded in 2009, its first edition was published in 2010 in print (ISBN: 1390-6623), becoming digital (ISSN-e: 2528-7869) since August 2016. Initially, its periodicity was annual, it became biannual and currently has a four-monthly periodicity (January-April, May-August, September-December). "ECA Sinergia" is a peer-reviewed journal, under the double-blind review modality. It is part of the Faculty of Administrative and Economic Sciences of Universidad Técnica de Manabí, Ecuador. It has 12 years of experience in original and unpublished publications on Economics, Accounting, Administration and related subjects. The journal is governed within the framework of ethical standards, which guarantees authors a transparent, fair and objective process of review of their articles. "ECA Sinergia" is indexed in the Scientific Information System REDALYC, in the directory and selective catalog of the regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal (Latindex 2.0), in the Directory of Open Access Journals DOAJ, in the European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences (ERIHPLUS), in the Ibero-American Network of Innovation and Scientific Knowledge (REDIB), in the CROSSREF database, in the platform for dissemination of alerts on the DIALNET network, in the Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources (ROAD), in the Open Academic Journals Index (OAJI), in the Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), in Open Air Explore, in Actualidad Iberoamericana, in Sherpa Romeo, in the Mendeley Research Network, in Research Gate, and is endorsed by the Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals (MIAR), ascribed to the DORA Code of Ethics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 2, Mexico 1, Argentina 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance38.1%
- Diverse Applied Research StudiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting11%
- Educational and Organizational DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- Organizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting2.2%
- Agricultural and Food Production StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.1%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences2%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting1.8%
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
LatindexPublisher 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
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 8 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 16 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 52 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 100 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 134 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-SA | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidad Técnica de Manabí
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-6623
- Electronic ISSN
- 2528-7869
- 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 ECA Sinergia
How long does peer review take at ECA Sinergia?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ECA Sinergia based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (2), Mexico (1) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ECA Sinergia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ECA Sinergia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is ECA Sinergia open access, and what is the APC?
ECA Sinergia 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .