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Measuring the Sustainability of the Orange Economy

Publicated to:Sustainability. 14 (6): 3400- - 2022-03-01 14(6), DOI: 10.3390/su14063400

Authors: Ferreiro-Seoane, Francisco J; Llorca-Ponce, Alicia; Rius-Sorolla, Gregorio

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Org Empresas, Camino Vera S-N, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author
Univ Santiago de Compostela, Fac Law, Dept Appl Econ, Ave Dr Angel Echeverri S-N,Campus Vida, Santiago De Compostela 15782, Spain - Author

Abstract

1. Background. The Orange economy includes creative and cultural activities; and it has aroused great interest, both for research on growth and for public agencies and institutions, which have highlighted its capacity as an economic engine and a generator of sustainable growth. Despite this widely disseminated argument, empirical evidence is scarce. 2. Methods. This paper aims to resolve that, based on an analysis of Orange economy companies in two Spanish regions-the Valencian and Galician Autonomous Communities-for the period between 2000 and 2019. Based on the SABI(R) database, which contains data from the annual accounts that companies must submit to Mercantile Registry, company's data have been grouped into three large subgroups and within activity branches. 3. Results. The Orange economy revenues and earnings have contributed at a higher growth rate than of the economy as a whole. It has achieved higher profitability ratios on a lasting basis over time. Although, there are differences between the various activities included in this sector 4. Conclusions. The Orange economy can be considered as an engine and a generator of sustained growth over time. Furthermore, results obtained show that the Orange economy is a sector that is resilient against crisis.

Keywords
Creative economyCreative industryCultural industryEconomic growthEconomic sustainabilityEconomic systemEmpirical analysisGrowtGrowthGrowth rateImpacInnovationOrange economyProfitabilityResearch workSecondary sector industrySustainability

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2022, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations from Scopus Elsevier, it yields a value for the Field-Weighted Citation Impact from the Scopus agency: 1.07, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

This information is reinforced by other indicators of the same type, which, although dynamic over time and dependent on the set of average global citations at the time of their calculation, consistently position the work at some point among the top 50% most cited in its field:

  • Field Citation Ratio (FCR) from Dimensions: 39.4 (source consulted: Dimensions May 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-05-22, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 8
  • Scopus: 12
  • OpenCitations: 11
Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-05-22:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 58 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Rius Sorolla, Gregorio).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Llorca-Ponce, Alicia.