Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association
ISSN 1529-7470 · eISSN 2304-4306 · Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú · Peru
Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 10.6% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association is published by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú 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 Financial Crisis and Policies and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ECONOMÍA is an internationally refereed journal dedicated to publishing original academic research on economics with emphasis on Latin America.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Joaquim AndradePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences6.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences6.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 139OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 63,844Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 90 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10.6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 141.7 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewBook Review — up to 1500 wordsLength not stated
- editorialEditorial — up to 3000 wordsLength not stated
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 9600 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
All authors, including co-authors, must have a valid ORCiD. Model summary
All authors, including co‑authors, must have a valid ORCiD.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Diamond open access; no APCs required. Model summary
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent anonymous reviewers per submission. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1529-7470
- Print ISSN
- 1517-7580
- Electronic ISSN
- 2304-4306
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 97 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association
What CAS zone is Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association 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.
How long does peer review take at Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10.6%. 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 Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association open access, and what is the APC?
Economia-Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .