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Asia-Pacific Economic History Review
ISSN 2832-157X · John Wiley & Sons
Asia-Pacific Economic History Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 264 days to acceptance (34 articles, last 24 months); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Economic History Review is published by John Wiley & Sons 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 Australian History and Society, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism, together about 66.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 11%); most named Hong Kong, China 2, Australia 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, Canada 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences44.7%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences8.7%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences3%
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities2.3%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences2%
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 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | 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 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,813 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 31 | 22 | 32 |
| 2023 | 26 | 20 | 33 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 64 |
| 2021 | 31 | 10 | 102 |
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
264 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 356 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (34 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 34 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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 2,900 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley & Sons
- ISSN
- 2832-157X
- Society / sponsor
- Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Economic History Review
What CAS zone is Asia-Pacific Economic History Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia-Pacific Economic History Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / History of Social Sciences. 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.
How long does peer review take at Asia-Pacific Economic History Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 34 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 264 days (interquartile range 83–356 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asia-Pacific Economic History Review based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (2), Australia (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Economic History Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Economic History Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Asia-Pacific Economic History Review open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Economic History Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .