Journal profile · ECONOMICS
American Economic Journal-Economic Policy
ISSN 1945-7731 · eISSN 1945-774X · American Economic Association
American Economic Journal-Economic Policy: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.4; subscription journal; APC about USD 200; 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Economic Journal-Economic Policy 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, together about 28.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy covers a range of topics, the common theme being the role of economic policy in economic outcomes. Subject areas include public economics; urban and regional economics; public policy aspects of health, education, welfare and political institutions; law and economics; economic regulation; and environmental and natural resource 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
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences9.6%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- School Choice and PerformanceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions4.4%
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
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 7.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 678OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 923 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 10 | 37 |
| 2025 | 65 | 16 | 285 |
| 2024 | 67 | 21 | 773 |
| 2023 | 69 | 23 | 1,524 |
| 2022 | 68 | 22 | 2,566 |
| 2021 | 61 | 30 | 3,272 |
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)
- Page charges
- 15; per typeset page
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- Papers previously rejected by the AEJ: Economic Policy
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use
AI use policy: AI cannot be an author; AI use must be disclosed Model summary
Artificial intelligence (AI) software, such as chatbots or other large language models, may not be listed as an author. If AI software was used in the preparation of the manuscript, including drafting or editing text, this must be briefly described during the submission process
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
AEA Disclosure Policy for financial conflicts of interest and IRB approval Model summary
Submissions to the AEA journals should conform to the AEA Disclosure Policy, which provides principles for the disclosure of financial conflicts of interest and, when relevant, information regarding IRB approval.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data and code availability policy requiring replication materials Model summary
Prior to acceptance, authors of papers that contain empirical work, simulations, or experimental work must provide the data, code, and other details of the computations sufficient to permit replication. All submissions must comply with the AEA Data and Code Availability Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via CrossRef Similarity Check Model summary
The AEA screens all submissions for plagiarism using CrossRef's Similarity Check.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Field experiments must be registered in AEA RCT registry Model summary
Research involving field experiments must be recorded in the AEA registry for randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- 1945-7731
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-774X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Economic Journal-Economic Policy
What CAS zone is American Economic Journal-Economic Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Economic Journal-Economic Policy 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-Economic Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.4; CiteScore 9.4, h-index 146.
What are the manuscript requirements of American Economic Journal-Economic Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Reference style: Chicago; 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-Economic Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Economic Journal-Economic Policy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Economic Journal-Economic Policy open access, and what is the APC?
American Economic Journal-Economic Policy 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .