Journal profile · ECONOMICS
American Economic Review-Insights
ISSN 2640-205X · eISSN 2640-2068
American Economic Review-Insights: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.06; subscription journal; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Economic Review-Insights 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 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis and Auction Theory and Applications, together about 19.9% 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
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences6.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
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 2 |
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
SSCILetPub
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
- 5.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 38 | 9 | 117 |
| 2024 | 41 | 9 | 412 |
| 2023 | 38 | 9 | 683 |
| 2022 | 37 | 12 | 1,856 |
| 2021 | 36 | 14 | 2,354 |
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
- ISSN
- 2640-205X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2640-2068
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Economic Review-Insights
What CAS zone is American Economic Review-Insights in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Economic Review-Insights 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 Review-Insights?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.06; h-index 50.
Which databases index American Economic Review-Insights?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Economic Review-Insights is indexed in SSCI.
Is American Economic Review-Insights open access, and what is the APC?
American Economic Review-Insights 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: .