Journal profile
Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series
ISSN 2393-3127 · Ovidius University Press · Romania
Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 165 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series is published by Ovidius University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting, Accounting and Financial Management and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 23.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
From their first biannual publication in 2001, each edition from “Ovidius University Annals. Economic Sciences Series”, printed by Faculty of Economic Sciences from the same university, was and now remains, the result of the unceasing effort of the Editorial Board to gather together a collection of papers, both theoretical and practical, in the extremely vast and exciting domain of economic sciences, which approaches most diverse and interesting topics composed by the authors – specialists in the field after a careful scientific research activity.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Elena Cerasela SPĂTARIUPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Romania 44, Italy 4, Türkiye 4, Japan 3, Germany 2 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Accounting Theory and Financial ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5.8%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
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
BDI INDEXINGPublisher 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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 192 | 192 | 120 |
| 2025 | 165 | 165 | 243 |
| 2024 | 204 | 204 | 267 |
| 2023 | 321 | 321 | 241 |
| 2022 | 263 | 263 | 150 |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | 117 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | EUR 75 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 75
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 accepted1
- theoretical and practical papersgather together a collection of papers, both theoretical and practical, in the extremely vast and exciting domain of economic sciencesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and malpractice statement available. Model summary
“Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series” is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license. Model summary
The content of the “Ovidius University Annals. Economic Sciences Series” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access; articles free to access immediately from online publication date. Model summary
The “Ovidius University Annals. Economic Sciences Series” is committed to real and immediate open access for academic work. All of the “Ovidius University Annals. Economic Sciences Series“’ articles are free to access immediately from the date of their on-line publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
In the second phase, the articles that have received the confirmation of acceptance by the Editorial Board are submitted to the attention of the members from the Review Commission that don’t know then authors’ names, as they don’t know the ones of the census takers (“double-blind review system”).
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
- Ovidius University Press
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2393-3127
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series
How long does peer review take at Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (44), Italy (4) and Türkiye (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series open access, and what is the APC?
Ovidius University Annals Economic Sciences Series 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: .