Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Revista Galega de Economia
ISSN 1132-2799 · eISSN 2255-5951 · Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Servicio de Publicacions · Spain
Revista Galega de Economia: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 123 days (submission to final decision, publisher); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Galega de Economia is published by Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Servicio de Publicacions 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 Regional Development and Policy, Regional Development and Innovation and Economic Theory and Policy, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revista Galega de Economía/Galician Journal of Economics (RGE/GJE) is a scientific journal, which publishes original papers related to the fields of economy and business. It targets the national and international scientific and university community, as well as all those working in economics and business.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Editor-in-chief Maria-Luisa Chas-AmilPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 28, Portugal 6, United Kingdom 2, Mexico 2, France 1 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences10.5%
- Regional Development and InnovationSocial Sciences7.6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Migration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences5.9%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: RePEc, Dialnet, InDICEs-CSIC, IDEAS-RePEc, REDALYC, REDIB, MIAR, Latindex, CIRC
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 715 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 14 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 51 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 86 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 194 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
123 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 22 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 123 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2
- research articlesPAPER EDITORIAL PROCEDURELength not stated
- short notesSHORT NOTES: Texts concerning specific details of a research in process. Format: 4,000 words maximum.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
From 2019 papers and articles published in this journal are subject to the following terms: 1. The University of Santiago de Compostela retains the patrimonial rights (copyright) of articles published, and encourages and enables reuse of the same under the license specified in point 2. 2. Articles are published in the online edition of the journal under a License Creative Commons Attribution-NonCo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
From 2019 this is a web-based, open-access, peer-review journal that yields immediate access to all its content, in order to transfer knowledge, academic, and scientific advancements worldwide.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Proofreading by native speaker required. Model summary
ARTICLES Communications and author identity will not be disclosed (double blind process). The criteria used to review the papers, both for the initial and subsequent external evaluation, will be based on originality, relevance and scientific interest, as well as how it fits in our journal coverage and its publication guidelines. Aspects related to content and to formal and style issues are collect…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Anti-plagiarism Policy
Original, unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
This journal is a member of Similarity Check, a multi-publisher initiative started by Crossref to screen published and submitted content for originality. Through Similarity Check, we use the iThenticate software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted or published manuscripts. By depositing all of our content in the Similarity Check database we allow other Similarity Check…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
FECYT quality imprint Model summary
The RGE/GJE has the quality imprint of the FECYT
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 de Santiago de Compostela, Servicio de Publicacions
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician
- ISSN
- 1132-2799
- Electronic ISSN
- 2255-5951
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Galega de Economia
What CAS zone is Revista Galega de Economia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Galega de 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 Galega de Economia?
The publisher reports about 123 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 Galega de Economia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Galega de Economia based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (28), Portugal (6) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Galega de Economia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Galega de Economia is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Galega de Economia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Galega de 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .