The Latin American Economic Review is an academic journal that focuses on economic, social, and political economic issues in Latin America. This journal is committed to publishing high-quality theoretical and quantitative research papers, aiming to become a leading academic publication in the field. The magazine particularly welcomes papers that explore economic, social, and political economic issues in Latin America as a research region. These papers can be theoretical or empirical, but they must have high-quality research and analysis.

In addition, the magazine encourages submission of papers that introduce new databases or describe structural reforms within a strict theoretical framework. These papers should provide readers with valuable information and insights that can help drive academic research and practice in the field. It also focuses on specific topics such as macroeconomics, inflation, labor, health, poverty, informal sector, corruption, crime, drug policies, trade unions, social exclusion, price control, energy and environmental policies, natural resources, and technology transfer. The theme of empirical finance is also popular as long as it solves a fundamental economic problem.