Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Revista Economia
ISSN 0254-4415 · eISSN 2304-4306 · Universidad Central del Ecuador · Ecuador
Revista Economia: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Economia is published by Universidad Central del Ecuador 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, Regional Development and Innovation and Economic and Social Development, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ECONOMÍA is an international open-access, peer-reviewed journal covering theoretical and empirical research in all branches of economics published on behalf of the Department of Economics of the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Peru (PUCP). It welcomes high-quality contributions from all parts of the international research community with emphasis on Latin America. ECONOMÍA is a leading economics journal with a prestigious author community, indexed within Web of Science, EconLit, RePEc, Latindex 2.0, and other databases. From time to time the journal publishes special issues on key or emerging contemporary topics in Latin America. Some characteristics of ECONOMÍA are: (a) Giving authors in all areas of science the opportunity to publish open access. (b) High visibility thanks to unrestricted online access and inclusion in bibliographic databases and indexes. (c) Rigorous peer-review and high-quality author services. (d) Efficient work-flow and submission tracking thanks to management platform. (e) Easy compliance with open access mandates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.7%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences9.5%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.5%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.2%
- Employment, Labor, and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitPublisher website
Other: Latindex, RePEc
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
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 689 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 67 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 33 |
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 24 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 | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Authors must identify funding sources and describe sponsor roles. Model summary
Authors are requested to identify who provided financial support for the conduct of the research and/or preparation of the article and to briefly describe the role of the sponsor(s)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Authors must disclose competing interests. Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Journal encourages data sharing. Model summary
ECONOMÍA encourages and enables you to share data that supports your research publication where appropriate
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Double submissions are not accepted and will be immediately withdrawn. Model summary
Double submissions are not accepted and those manuscripts which will be identified as such will be immediately withdrawn
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 Central del Ecuador
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0254-4415
- Electronic ISSN
- 2304-4306
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 97 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Economia
What CAS zone is Revista Economia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista 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 Revista Economia?
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 Economia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: 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 Revista Economia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Economia is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Economia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .