Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Annual Review of Economics
ISSN 1941-1383 · eISSN 1941-1391 · Annual Reviews Inc.
Annual Review of Economics: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 11.63; subscription journal; 32 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Economics is published by Annual Reviews Inc. 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 Economic theories and models, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Global trade and economics, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Economics covers significant developments in the field of economics, including macroeconomics and money; microeconomics, including economic psychology; international economics; public finance; health economics; education; economic growth and technological change; economic development; social economics, including culture, institutions, social interaction, and networks; game theory, political economy, and social choice; and more.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4.7%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.6%
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: yes
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 11.63LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 21.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 17.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 8.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 399OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 13.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 503 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| 2025 | 32 | 31 | 239 |
| 2024 | 24 | 23 | 833 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 1,780 |
| 2022 | 32 | 22 | 3,315 |
| 2021 | 27 | 16 | 1,368 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship Credit and Exports: Lessons From Micro-Level Data
Banu Demir and Veronica Rappoport Vol. 18 (2026), pp. 669–694
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
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- ISSN
- 1941-1383
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-1391
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Economics
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of 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 Annual Review of Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 11.63; CiteScore 21.3, h-index 137.
Which databases index Annual Review of Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Economics 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, Publisher website; 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: .