About the Journal
The Latin American Journal of Economic Development (LAJED) was first published in September 2003 by the Institute of Socio-Economic Research (IISEC) at the Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo," as an initiative of a group of experts committed to disseminating research and relevant information in support of public policy and the academic community.
LAJED publishes two issues per year, released in May and November. Non-periodic special issues are also published when timely information and/or analysis is needed in response to national and regional developments.
The journal's mission is to examine the economic and social reality of Bolivia and the Latin American region, with the aim of fostering debate within civil society and providing technical input to public policymakers. It is aimed at scholars in development studies, public policymakers, and civil society.
The works published are original and meet rigorous academic and scientific standards, covering a broad range of socio-economic topics. Articles are primarily theoretical and applied in nature, focused on structural and current issues in Latin America and the world.
The main research areas addressed by the journal are:
- Social and economic development.
- Social justice, inequality, and poverty.
- Macroeconomics and microeconomics.
- Public policy and institutional frameworks.
- Environmental analysis, sustainable development, and energy.
- Food security and sovereignty.
- International relations and trade.
- History and economic thought.
- Social cohesion and inclusive growth.
- Innovation economics, entrepreneurship, and inclusive microfinance.
The journal holds an ISSN registration, and published articles follow the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) classification system, in compliance with ISO 690 quality standards.
INDEXING
LAJED is indexed in Latindex, RePEc-IDEAS, and SciELO Bolivia, and is included in Google Scholar.
FUNDING
LAJED is funded by the Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo."
Articles published in LAJED are intended to reach the widest possible audience, contributing to public debate and academic knowledge. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is cited and no commercial use is made. All articles are published under the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.
LAJED is a free, open access journal. No article processing charges (APC) are levied. LAJED does not charge authors for making their work available in open access.
LAJED participates in the PKP Preservation Network (PKP PN) for the digital preservation of OJS journals. The LOCKSS program provides decentralized and distributed preservation, uninterrupted perpetual access, and preservation of the original authentic version of all content. The PKP PN ensures that journals not covered by any other digital preservation service (such as CLOCKSS or Portico) are preserved for long-term access.
An electronic backup for the preservation of and access to LAJED's content is available in the OJS repository of the La Paz Regional Academic Unit at the following address: http://bibvirtual.ucb.edu.bo/revistas/index.php/lajed
