Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia
ISSN 1390-6291 · eISSN 1390-8618 · Universidad Politécnica Salesiana · Ecuador
Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia is published by Universidad Politécnica Salesiana 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 Business, Innovation, and Economy, Educational and Organizational Development and Diverse Applied Research Studies, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
«Retos» es una publicación científica bilingüe de la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana de Ecuador, editada desde 2011 de forma ininterrumpida, con periodicidad fija semestral (1 de abril y 1 de octubre), especializada en Gestión Empresarial e Internacional, Gestión de Tecnología e Innovación, Marketing, Estrategia y Gestión, Economía y Econometría, y Administración Pública.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 3 (3 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 Finance28.1%
- Educational and Organizational DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Diverse Applied Research StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Higher Education and SustainabilitySocial Sciences5.4%
- Organizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences3.9%
- Digital Marketing and Social MediaSocial Sciences3.4%
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
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,105Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 31 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 83 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 130 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 243 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 395 |
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 12 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 | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–230 words
- Keywords
- 5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- 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 Politécnica Salesiana
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-6291
- Electronic ISSN
- 1390-8618
- 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 Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia
What CAS zone is Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia 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 Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–230 words; Keywords: 5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia open access, and what is the APC?
Retos-Revista de Ciencias de la Administracion y Economia 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .