Journal profile · ECONOMICS
African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF
ISSN 2042-1478 · eISSN 2410-4906
African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 21 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Urban and Rural Development Challenges, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Economic Growth and Development, together about 25.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urban and Rural Development ChallengesSocial Sciences9.3%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science8%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences6.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4.9%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences4.4%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 60 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 2042-1478
- Electronic ISSN
- 2410-4906
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF
What CAS zone is African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF is indexed in ESCI.
Is African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF open access, and what is the APC?
African Review of Economics and Finance-AREF is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .