The first issue of the Administrative Research Magazine appears in APRIL-JUNE 1971 in the Postgraduate Studies Section of the Higher School of Commerce and Administration of the Santo Tomas National Polytechnic Institute. It was created by Octavio Gómez Haro Samaniego founding editor. It is one of the first scientific journals in Mexico and Latin America. Throughout its history, it has undergone constant evolution until it has been included in two international indices and six international databases and repositories. The manifest objective is to enter the Index of the Journal Citation Report (WOS) and be one of the best Management journals in the world.

This evolution is summarized in the following graph: