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Applied Economic Analysis
ISSN 2632-7627 · Emerald · United Kingdom
Applied Economic Analysis: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.55; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 3 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Economic Analysis is published by Emerald 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Economic Analysis is a peer-reviewed journal on global economic issues and the principles of economic analysis, with a particular focus on quantitative studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.1%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions6.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 74,029Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 83 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 92 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 102 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 437 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more info…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 7000 words Editorial — up to 2000 words Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more info…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format. Model summary
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; all submissions sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2632-7627
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Asociación Libre de Economía
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 100 (March 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Economic Analysis
What CAS zone is Applied Economic Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Economic Analysis is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Applied Economic Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.55; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Applied Economic Analysis?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Applied Economic Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Economic Analysis is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Applied Economic Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Economic Analysis is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .