About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Ensayos Revista de Economía is a specialized journal that publishes original research papers of high academic rigor in the fields of applied and theoretical economics. The published articles employ a mathematical model as a support or use statistical or econometric methodology to test a hypothesis. The journal's objective is to disseminate innovative scientific studies that analyze current issues and seek to expand the frontiers of knowledge in areas such as Industrial Organization, Labor Economics, Financial Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Economics, Economic Development, and Growth. The journal primarily focused on studies concerning Mexico, Latin America, and Spain. Ensayos uses a double-blind peer-review process and is published in two languages: Spanish and English. In 2023, the publication frequency changed from May and November to January and July. The journal is available in both digital and print formats, and is aimed at researchers, undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students, as well as professionals in the field of economics and the general public interested in the topics discussed.

Ensayos Revista de Economía is indexed in EconLit (American Economic Association), in the CRMCyT system of the CONACYT, CLASE, LATINDEX, and can be accessed through the Fuente Académica PremierTM database by EBSCO and RePEc (Research Papers in Economics).

Peer Review Process

Articles undergo a double-blind peer review process following these steps: All submissions are first reviewed by the Editor in Chief to determine whether the paper is innovative, meets the academic rigor, and aligns with the journal’s areas of interest. Then, if the initial evaluation is favorable, the article is reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers, who will also remain unaware of the authors’ names (double-blind process). Most peer reviewers are external to our institution, and in the majority of cases, they are from other countries. A third reviewer will be consulted if the evaluations from the first two reviewers differ significantly. Once all necessary reviews are received, the final approval of the article will be subject to changes to its style, format, and content.

Possible outcomes of the peer review process:

Accepted.
Accepted with minor suggestions.
Accepted, conditional upon making corrections and/or providing justifications to the reviewers.
Rejected.

Publication Frequency

Ensayos Revista de Economía is published twice a year in January and July.

Open Access Policy

Ensayos Revista de Economía is of open-access; ensuring that its full content is available at no cost to users or institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, link to the full articles, and use them for any legal purpose, without requiring prior consent from the author or the journal. This is permitted as long as the content is not altered or mutilated, and the author's name, article title, and the journal's website are properly cited, according to the BOAI definition of open access.

Editorial Counsel

Alejandro Castañeda Sabido (Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, Mexico)

Dov Chernichovsky (University of the Negev, Israel)

Richard Dale (University of Reading, England)

Alfonso Flores Lagunes (Syracuse University, United States of America)

Chinhui Juhn (University of Houston, United States of America)

Timothy Kehoe (University of Minnesota, United States of America)

Félix Muñoz García (Washington State University, United States of America)

Salvador Navarro (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

José Pagán (The New York Academy of Medicine, United States of America)

Elisenda Paluzie (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)

Leobardo Plata Pérez (Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Mexico)

Martín Puchet (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

Patricia Reagan (Ohio State University, United States of America)

Mark Rosenzweig (Yale University, United States of America)

Ian Sheldon (Ohio State University, United States of America)

Carlos Urzúa Macías (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico)

Francisco Venegas-Martínez (Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico)

Editorial Committee

Ernesto Aguayo Téllez (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Lorenzo Blanco González (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Erick Rangel González (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Alejandro Ibarra Yúnez (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico)

Vicente Germán-Soto (Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Mexico)

Raúl A. Ponce Rodríguez (Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez, Mexico)

Ignacio de Loyola Perrotini Hernández (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

Redaction, Style, and Format

Olga de León de Ponzio (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Paola Beatriz Cárdenas Pech (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Bricelda Bedoy Varela (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Abel Garza Martínez (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Chief Editor

Jorge Omar Moreno Treviño (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Associate Editors

Edgar Mauricio Luna Domínguez (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Daniel Flores Curiel (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Cinthya G. Caamal Olvera (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Joana C. Chapa Cantú (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico)

Ethical Criteria

Ensayos Journal of Economics adheres to the ethical standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

All submissions will be examined using anti-plagiarism software. If a high percentage of matches is detected with publications not of authorship of the researcher, the article will be immediately rejected, in accordance with COPE recommendations. In case the percentage of matches is not high, the journal reserves the right to request the author to modify the relevant sections, as long as these do not compromise the originality of the article.

Below are the links to the ethical codes of conduct expected of each participant in the publication process:

Editors: Code of conduct and best practices, here.
Authors: Editorial action flowchart in the case of unethical behavior detection, here.
Peer Reviewers: Code of conduct and best practices, here.

Journal History

Ensayos Revista de Economía was first published in 1964. Since 1990, it has been published uninterruptedly and, starting in 2007, it has used a double-blind peer review system to ensure the quality and academic rigor of the articles it published.

Since 2006, the journal has annually organized the call for the Ensayos Revista de Economía Economic Research Award, with the aim of encouraging scientific output and attracting a greater number of articles. The call invites researchers in the fields of economics, statistics, and related social sciences to submit unpublished articles.

Articles published since the year 2000 are available on the journal’s website (www.ensayos.uanl.mx) and can also be accessed through databases such as EBSCO and RePEc (Research Papers in Economics).

Since 2010, the journal has been indexed in ECONLIT (American Economic Association), LATINDEX, and CLASE. In 2012, it was accepted into the Mexican Index of Scientific and Technological Research Journals (IRMICyT) of Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CRMCyT). To date, it remains part of the System of Classification of Mexican Journals of Science and Technology (CRMCyT), recently renamed by CONACYT.

Currently, the journal is organized around a Chief Editor, two Associate Editors, an Editorial Counsel —composed of internationally recognized economists— and an Editorial Committee —made up of PhD researchers affiliated with Mexican universities and members of CONACYT's National System of Researchers (SNI)—.

History of Responsible Editors: