Journal profile · ECONOMICS
American Economic Journal-Applied Economics
ISSN 1945-7782 · eISSN 1945-7790 · American Economic Association
American Economic Journal-Applied Economics: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.94; subscription journal; APC about USD 200; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Economic Journal-Applied Economics is published by American Economic Association and is in Zone 1 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare and School Choice and Performance, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics covers a range of topics in applied economics, with a focus on empirical microeconomic issues. Subject areas include labor economics, development microeconomics, health, education, demography, empirical corporate finance, empirical studies of trade, and empirical behavioral economics. The journal publishes four issues per year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences8.4%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences8.1%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences7.6%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Media Influence and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 5.94LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 9.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 166OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 653OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 860 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 4 | 20 |
| 2025 | 40 | 6 | 108 |
| 2024 | 70 | 29 | 924 |
| 2023 | 58 | 13 | 1,531 |
| 2022 | 68 | 20 | 2,083 |
| 2021 | 46 | 20 | 2,271 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 200 / USD 100 / USD 300 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 200
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- Papers previously rejected by the AEJ: Applied Economics
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- ISSN
- 1945-7782
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-7790
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Economic Journal-Applied Economics
What CAS zone is American Economic Journal-Applied Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Economic Journal-Applied Economics is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Economics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Economic Journal-Applied Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.94; CiteScore 11.9, h-index 166.
What are the manuscript requirements of American Economic Journal-Applied Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index American Economic Journal-Applied Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Economic Journal-Applied Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Economic Journal-Applied Economics open access, and what is the APC?
American Economic Journal-Applied Economics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .