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Retos (Ecuador)

Universidad Politecnica Salesiana · Ecuador · Est. 2011

ISSN1390-6291eISSN1390-8618
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.26
H-Indexi
21
SNIPi
1.044
Total Worksi
294
Total Citationsi
1,995
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.33
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Retos: Revista de Ciencias de la Administración y Economía publishes original and unpublished articles that are not published or under evaluation by another publication. The journal accepts empirical research papers, reports, and studies. It focuses on administration, economics, and related fields, with a particular emphasis on empirical studies with representative samples and solid statistical models. The journal values contributions that offer empirical evidence and academic reflection on topics such as leadership, organizational management, economic performance, sustainability, and emerging technologies.

General Information

Country / RegionEcuador
Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish
1st Year Published2011
Frequency2 números/año
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications294
Publisher OrgPolitecnica Salesiana University
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2009
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad Politecnica Salesiana
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1390-6291 / 1390-8618
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Spanish

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
22
352
2019
22
290
2020
22
385
2021
22
240
2022
22
128
2023
22
81
2024
22
28
2025
10
4
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business and International ManagementQ3
Economics and EconometricsQ3
Management of Technology and InnovationQ3
MarketingQ3
Public AdministrationQ3
Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International ManagementPublic AdministrationMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Business, Innovation, and EconomyEducational and Organizational DevelopmentDiverse Applied Research StudiesBusiness, Education, Mathematics ResearchHigher Education and SustainabilityOrganizational Management and InnovationRegional Development and InnovationDigital Marketing and Social MediaCommunication and COVID-19 ImpactEnvironmental Sustainability in Business

Frequently asked questions about Retos (Ecuador)

Is Retos (Ecuador) a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Retos (Ecuador): it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Retos (Ecuador)?

Retos (Ecuador) is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.33.

Is Retos (Ecuador) indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Retos (Ecuador) is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Retos (Ecuador)?

Retos: Revista de Ciencias de la Administración y Economía publishes original and unpublished articles that are not published or under evaluation by another publication. The journal accepts empirical research papers, reports, and studies. It focuses on administration, economics, and related fields, with a particular emphasis on empirical studies with representative samples and solid statistical models. The journal values contributions that offer empirical evidence and academic reflection on topics such as leadership, organizational management, economic performance, sustainability, and emerging

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref