Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association
ISSN 1869-4187 · eISSN 1869-4195 · SpringerOpen · Germany · 4 issues per year
Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 206 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association is published by SpringerOpen 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SERIEs - Journal of the Spanish Economic Association is a single-blind peer-reviewed journal. It is the result of a merger between the two most important academic economics journals in Spain: Spanish Economic Review (SER) and Investigaciones Económicas (IE). The new journal publishes scientific articles in all areas of economics. We welcome both theoretical and empirical papers and place great value on applying high quality standards. SERIEs seeks to maintain the reputation gained by its predecessors as the most prominent economics journals in Spain, and to become a major internationally recognized journal. The journal is receptive to high-quality papers on any topic and from any source. At the same time, as official journal of the Spanish Economic Association, SERIEs is very interested in high-quality empirical papers about the Spanish and the European economy. The journal operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Officially cited as: SERIEs-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Enrique Moral-Benito BankPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 17, United States 8, United Kingdom 4, Italy 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.9%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
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)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEEconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, 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
- Impact factor
- 0.6LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 123OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 225,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 362 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 14 | 28 |
| 2025 | 24 | 20 | 25 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 62 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 312 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 162 days – 308 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (43 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 277 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use of an LLM should be documented in the Methods section Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
COPE member Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License Model summary
Articles in Springer Nature open access journals do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is an open access journal, which provides free access to its articles to anyone, anywhere! For readers: All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License. You can read, redistribute and reuse the articles for free, as long as you cite the authors of the original work properly and do not use them for commercial purposes. For authors: The open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure. This journal also publishes special/guest-edited issues. The peer review process for these articles is the same as the peer review process of the journal in general. Additionally, if a guest editor authors an article in their issue/collection, they will not handle the peer review process. Back to top
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
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1869-4187
- Electronic ISSN
- 1869-4195
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Economic Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association
What CAS zone is Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 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.
What is the impact factor of Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 162–308 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 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 Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (17), United States (8) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association open access, and what is the APC?
Series-Journal of the Spanish Economic Association is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .