Journal profile · AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
ISSN 2040-5790 · eISSN 2040-5804 · Oxford University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 260 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy is published by Oxford University Press 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 Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Agricultural Economics and Policy and Agricultural risk and resilience, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy</em> is a journal that addresses policy issues within an economic framework that informs decision and policy-making.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 15, Switzerland 3, Canada 2, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Agricultural risk and resilienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Agricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions6.4%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 | Agricultural Economics & Policy | 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 | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Agricultural Economics & Policy | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 3.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 614OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 52.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 92Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 299,350Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 57 | 14 |
| 2025 | 104 | 74 | 180 |
| 2024 | 84 | 62 | 526 |
| 2023 | 81 | 58 | 1,062 |
| 2022 | 121 | 63 | 2,127 |
| 2021 | 92 | 35 | 2,165 |
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
260 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 207 days – 327 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 293 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (197 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,750 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,500 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 2040-5790
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-5804
- Society / sponsor
- Agricultural and Applied Economics Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
What CAS zone is Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Agricultural Economics & Policy / 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 Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.61; CiteScore 8.5, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 260 days (interquartile range 207–327 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Switzerland (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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: .