Journal profile
Revista Criterio Libre
ISSN 1900-0642 · eISSN 2323-0886 · Universidad Libre · Colombia
Revista Criterio Libre: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Criterio Libre is published by Universidad Libre. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Accounting and Financial Management, Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting and Accounting and Organizational Management, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Criterio Libre tiene como propósito consolidarse como un escenario académico y cientpifico para la transferencia y apropiación social de conocimiento, articulando la relación entre Universidad, Empresa y Estado. Su enfoque editorial se orienta al análisis, reflexión y divulgación de investigaciones relacionadas con la Gestión Organizacional, la Contabilidad y el Control, la Sustentabilidad y, en general, las distintas áreas de las Ciencias Económicas, administrativas y Contables, así como de disciplinas afines y complementarias.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 13, Spain 12, Argentina 2 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14%
- Accounting Theory and Financial ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting11.6%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Management and Organizational PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Business, Education, Mathematics ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
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
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 423 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 68 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 116 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 131 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 116 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 95 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-ND | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 500 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- artículos de investigacióneste tipo de artículo presenta de forma detallada los resultados originales de proyectos de investigación; su estructura incluye introducción, metodología, resu…Length not stated
- artículos de reflexióneste tipo de artículo presenta resultados de investigación desde una perspectiva analítica, interpretativa o crítica del (los) autor(es), sobre un tema específi…Length not stated
- artículos de revisióneste tipo de artículos deberán ser resultado de una investigación donde se analizan, sistematizan e integran los resultados de investigaciones publicadas o no p…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest
Normas de citación y estilo APA séptima edición Model summary
La Revista Criterio Libre sigue las normas de citación y de estilo de la American Psychological Association (APA) séptima edición, para la presentación de los artículos que publica.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Los autores conservan los derechos morales sobre sus obras, pero ceden los derechos de publicación a la Universidad Libre bajo una licencia Creative Commons Atribución/Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional. Model summary
Los autores conservan los derechos morales sobre sus obras, pero ceden los derechos de publicación a la Universidad Libre bajo una licencia Creative Commons Atribución/Reconocimiento-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto garantizado como signataria de la Declaración de Budapest. Model summary
Como signataria de la Declaración de Budapest, garantiza el acceso libre y gratuito a todos los contenidos.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Preservación digital mediante sistema LOCKSS. Model summary
la Revista Criterio Libre utiliza el sistema LOCKSS, una iniciativa de preservación digital que crea múltiples copias de seguridad distribuidas en diferentes ubicaciones.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Permite el autoarchivo de artículos en repositorios institucionales o personales. Model summary
la Revista Criterio Libre respeta los derechos de los autores y permite el autoarchivo de sus artículos en repositorios institucionales o personales.
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
- Universidad Libre
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1900-0642
- Electronic ISSN
- 2323-0886
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Revista Criterio Libre
How long does peer review take at Revista Criterio Libre?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Revista Criterio Libre?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 500 words; Reference style: APA; 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 Revista Criterio Libre based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (13), Spain (12) and Argentina (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Criterio Libre?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Criterio Libre is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Criterio Libre open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Criterio Libre 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: .