Journal profile · ECONOMICS
American Economic Journal-Microeconomics
ISSN 1945-7669 · eISSN 1945-7685 · American Economic Association
American Economic Journal-Microeconomics: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.06; subscription journal; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Economic Journal-Microeconomics is published by American Economic Association and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auction Theory and Applications, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Game Theory and Applications, together about 38.1% 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
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences13.5%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences13.5%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences11.1%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting9.1%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences5.6%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 490OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 863 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 15 | 23 |
| 2025 | 50 | 11 | 136 |
| 2024 | 56 | 16 | 340 |
| 2023 | 71 | 27 | 643 |
| 2022 | 84 | 26 | 1,254 |
| 2021 | 62 | 26 | 1,275 |
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.
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
- Publisher
- American Economic Association
- ISSN
- 1945-7669
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-7685
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Economic Journal-Microeconomics
What CAS zone is American Economic Journal-Microeconomics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Economic Journal-Microeconomics is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Economic Journal-Microeconomics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.06; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 84.
Which databases index American Economic Journal-Microeconomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Economic Journal-Microeconomics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Economic Journal-Microeconomics open access, and what is the APC?
American Economic Journal-Microeconomics is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .