Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Applied Economics
ISSN 0003-6846 · eISSN 1466-4283 · Taylor & Francis
Applied Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 46 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 965 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Economics is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Applied Economics is a peer-reviewed journal encouraging the application of economic analysis to specific problems in both the public and private sectors. It particularly fosters quantitative and empirical studies, the results of which are of use in the practical field, and thus helps to bring economic theory nearer to reality. Contributions which make use of the methods of mathematics, statistics and operations research will be welcomed, provided the conclusions are factual and properly explained. Applied Economics accepts the following types of article: Research Articles. Please Note! If your submission is for Applied Economics Letters, please submit to Applied Economics Letters. Any Letters submitted to Applied Economics will be unsubmitted by the editorial office and your submission fee will not be refunded. Endorsements “As an area, applied economics is about the consideration of topics that are relevant to some group of economic decision makers. Once an important and interesting question has been determined the study needs to contain a discussion of the relevant economic theory and some data analysis using appropriate econometric methods. The journal Applied Economics fills an important place in the economics literature as it publishes more of these topic driven papers than almost all alternatives.” Clive Granger, 2003 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Research Professor, University of California, San Diego “The great asset of Applied Economics is that it is completely open to any applied area not just the currently fashionable mainstream topics. As a result, when researching some specialised area I often find that the first or crucial paper was published there. ” Ron Smith, Professor of Applied Economics, Birkbeck College, University of London. “Applied Economics has been publishing solid empirical studies across an impressively broad range of issues for four decades. It fills a unique niche in the research literature for the applied economist. Many happy returns of the day!” David Peel, Professor of Economics, University of Lancaster Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English. Peer review policy Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single anonymized peer-reviewed by a minimum of twp independent, anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read o
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Mark P. TaylorPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, IBZ (International Bibliography of Periodical Literature), IBSS (International Bibliography of the Social Sciences), Business Periodicals Index, Wilson Business Abstracts, Elsevier GEOAbstracts, ABI Inform, Current Index to Statistics, Economic Literature Database, OCLC ArticleFirst Database, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online, Emerald Abstracts (Emerald Management Reviews), ProQuest Periodical Abstracts
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.63Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 164OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,219OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 956LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 947,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,924 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 805 | 84 | 159 |
| 2025 | 965 | 94 | 1,896 |
| 2024 | 684 | 113 | 3,809 |
| 2023 | 569 | 113 | 5,089 |
| 2022 | 589 | 99 | 6,095 |
| 2021 | 485 | 92 | 7,291 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
46 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 46 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted1
- research articlesApplied Economics accepts the following types of article: Research Articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Applied Economics is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and reade…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized peer review by a minimum of two independent, anonymous expert referees after editor suitability assessment. Model summary
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single anonymized peer-reviewed by a minimum of twp independent, anonymous expert referees. Find out more about what to expect during peer review and read our guidance on publishing ethics.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0003-6846
- Electronic ISSN
- 1466-4283
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58, Issue 44 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Economics
What CAS zone is Applied Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 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 Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 164.
How long does peer review take at Applied Economics?
The publisher reports about 46 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Applied Economics in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Economics.
Which databases index Applied Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Applied Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Economics is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .