Journal profile
Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion
ISSN 2794-0462 · Ediciones Complutense · Spain
Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion is published by Ediciones Complutense. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Development and Aid, Human Rights and Development and International Relations in Latin America, together about 48.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación (REDC) is a biannual journal edited by the Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación (IUDC-UCM) since 1997. It publishes studies about development (including local development) and international cooperation. Its selection of articles is strictly based on their quality, novelty and relevance. Having a marked interdisciplinary character, the journal encompasses the social sciences and other disciplines relevant to development and cooperation. It has a monographic part and a miscellaneous part.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Cristina HerreroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, Chile 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences32.9%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.2%
- International Relations in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.9%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences5.7%
- Global Political and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Economic and Social DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.7%
- Cross-Border Cooperation and IntegrationSocial Sciences4%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.3%
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 617 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 50 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 13 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Keywords
- 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewsBook reviews. Must include all publishing details for the book.Length not stated
- empirical research articleEmpirical research article. Its structure will include at least the following sections: introduction, methodology, results, discussion, conclusions and bibliogr…Length not stated
- reviewbles, figures, notes and bibliography). Reviews must be no more than 4,000 words in length (including notes and bibliography). All articlesmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- theoretical articleTheoretical article. Its structure will include at least the following sections: introduction, development, conclusions and bibliographic references.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY 4.0 licence. Model summary
In order to support the global exchange of knowledge, the journal Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación is allowing unrestricted access to its content as from its publication in this electronic edition, and as such it is an open-access journal. The originals published in this journal are the property of the Complutense University of Madrid and any reproduction thereof in full or in part mus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No submission or publication fees (no APC). Model summary
The journal does not charge to receive articles, whether for assessment or publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PHASE 2. Double-blind peer review assessment
Accepted manuscripts to be published within one year of approval. Model summary
After the preliminary formal review, successful articles will be submitted for external review by at least two specialists of recognised standing in the area, who are not members of the Editorial Board. These specialists will assess the content of the article through the double-blind peer review system, which entails the anonymity of both the author and the reviewers.
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
- Ediciones Complutense
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2794-0462
- Print ISSN
- 1137-8875
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4. 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 Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Desarrollo y Cooperacion 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: .