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Compliance of transparency requirements: A diagnosis of the situation of spanish municipalities over 50,000 inhabitants [Le respect des exigences de transparence: Un diagnostic de la situation pour les municipalités espagnoles de plus de cinquante mille habitants] [Cumprimento dos requisitos de transparência: Um diagnóstico da situação para os municípios espanhóis com mais de 50.000 habitantes] [Cumplimiento de los requisitos de transparencia: Un diagnóstico de la situación para los municipios españoles de más de 50.000 habitantes]

Publicated to:Innovar: Revista De Ciencias Administrativas Y Sociales. 27 (66): 109-121 - 2017-01-01 27(66), DOI: 10.15446/innovar.v27n66.66806

Authors: Delgado Jalón ML; Navarro Heras E; Mora Agudo L

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Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The publication of Law 19/2013, of December 9th on Transparency, access to public information and good governance has put the concept of transparency in Spain in the spotlight. With the passing of this law our country faces a new reality that contrasts with the lack of tradition of many public administrations in their accountability; a lack that becomes especially significant considering the possibility that the activity of the administration may also be judged by society. Therefore, it seems logical that the adoption of such law still shows numerous weaknesses that have undoubtedly been improving as the required cultural change takes place. This process is even more complex when we refer to the Local Administration. The purpose of this work was to measure the degree of compliance of the Transparency Law in the 144 Spanish municipalities with a population of more than 50,000 inhabitants, according to an own-elaboration indicator that includes the analysis of the four legislated information areas that must be published by the municipalities on their websites. Results indicate that few months after the implementation of the Law there is a great need for improvement at the institutional, organizational and planning level, as well as at economic, budgetary and statistical information, being the latter variable the point where municipal corporations have to make a greater effort. © 2017, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Access to informationAccountabilityLocal governmentMunicipalitiesTransparency

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Innovar: Revista De Ciencias Administrativas Y Sociales, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in Sociology and Political Science, give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-13:

  • Scopus: 8
  • OpenCitations: 3

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 2025-06-13:

  • 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: 30 (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.
    • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.

    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: First Author (Delgado Jalón, María Luisa) and Last Author (Mora Agudo, María Leonor).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Mora Agudo, María Leonor.