Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics
ISSN 0210-1173 · eISSN 2386-4176 · Instituto de Estudios Fiscales · SPAIN
Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.51; fully open access; review about 46 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 18% (journal website); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics is published by Instituto de Estudios Fiscales 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 Finance, Taxation, and Governance, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 42.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
2023-04-25T14:17:13+02:00 Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics welcomes submissions on all areas of public economics. We seek to publish original and innovative research, applied and theoretical, related to the economic analysis of Government intervention. For example, but not exclusively: Taxation, Redistribution, Health, Education, Pensions, Governance, Fiscal Policy and Fiscal Federalism.There is no fee to publish an article in the journal.The average time for first decision is 82.5 days.The journal have a policy allowing authors to deposit versions of their work in DULCINEA.In addition to regular submissions, the journal welcomes submissions of:Survey Reviews, containing surveys of the literature regarding issues of interest in the Public Economics field;Policy oriented reviews, showing the current contributions of Public Economics in relation to relevant contemporary issues affecting public decision-makers in the real world (Policy Watch);Comments of previously published articles. Contributions to this section should be limited to a maximum of 2,000 words. If deemed adequate, the authors of the commented article will be given the opportunity to react in a Reply. Both Comment and Reply will be published together.Articles for the Survey Reviews and Policy Watch section are subject to the same double blind reviwing procedure. The adequacy of Comments submitted for publication will be evaluated by the Executive Editors.General Submission RulesSubmitted articles cannot have been previously published, nor be forthcoming in an archival journal or book (print or electronic). Please note: “publication” in a working-paper series does not constitute prior publication. In addition, by submitting material to Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics, the author is stipulating that the material is not currently under review at another journal (electronic or print) and that he or she will not submit the material to another journal (electronic or print) until the completion of the editorial decision process at Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics. Accepted versions cannot be published as working papers. If you have concerns about the submission terms for Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics, please contact the editors.The journal is published 4 times a year- at the end of every third month of the year.Learn more …
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science25.6%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Latin American Legal and Economic StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences3.5%
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
- 0.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2023
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2022
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2022
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2022
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2022
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,740 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 10 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 21 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 48 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 71 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 137 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
46 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 82.5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 2–5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Hacienda Pública Española/ Review of Public Economics by Instituto de Estudios Fiscales is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fee (no APC). Model summary
There is no fee to publish an article in the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
External double-blinded peer review for all submissions. Model summary
Every original received will be subject to an external double-blinded assessment process.
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
- Instituto de Estudios Fiscales
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- ISSN
- 0210-1173
- Electronic ISSN
- 2386-4176
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics
What CAS zone is Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics 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 Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.51; CiteScore 1, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics?
The publisher reports about 46 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18%. 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 Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 2–5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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.
Which databases index Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Hacienda Publica Espanola-Review of Public Economics is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .