Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
ISSN 1370-4788 · eISSN 1467-8292 · Wiley-Blackwell
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.39; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,240; median 343 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, Cooperative Studies and Economics and Local Government Finance and Decentralization, together about 46.4% 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
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting17.5%
- Cooperative Studies and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting15.6%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences13.4%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Business Strategy and InnovationBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
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
- 3.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 572OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,504 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 20 | 6 |
| 2025 | 60 | 39 | 89 |
| 2024 | 34 | 25 | 147 |
| 2023 | 61 | 47 | 760 |
| 2022 | 48 | 22 | 451 |
| 2021 | 54 | 22 | 632 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
343 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 270 days – 437 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 370 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (97 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,240 / EUR 2,730 / GBP 2,160 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1370-4788
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8292
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
What CAS zone is Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics is in Zone 3 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 Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.39; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 343 days (interquartile range 270–437 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,240.
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: .