Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature
ISSN 0818-9935 · eISSN 1467-8411 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.13; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 373 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Global trade and economics, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance and Global Financial Crisis and Policies, together about 34.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Continuously published since 1987 by the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature (APEL) is an essential resource for anyone interested in economic development in the Asia-Pacific region. Featuring survey articles on topical policy issues, original research and book reviews, APEL is a key economics resource focused on the dynamic and increasingly important Asia-Pacific area. Read by researchers and policy advisors in both academic and political environments, APEL publishes in-depth comparative research on the critical issues affecting Asian-Pacific economies. Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) EconLit (AEA) GEOBASE (Elsevier) International Development Abstracts (Elsevier) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest) RePEc: Research Papers in Economics SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Yixiao ZhouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 15%); most named Australia 8, Mainland China 3, Singapore 2, Indonesia 2, Thailand 2 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.6%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences7.5%
- Economic Zones and Regional DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEEconLitPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, RePEc
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
- 1.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 201OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 47Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 26,731Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,487 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 51 | 19 | 33 |
| 2024 | 47 | 26 | 111 |
| 2023 | 27 | 15 | 45 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 88 |
| 2021 | 37 | 4 | 176 |
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
373 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 197 days – 536 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 390 days
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (102 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 375 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
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 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted4
- book reviewOriginal Article Description: Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that significantly contribute to knowledge. Submission of the paper is hel…Length not stated
- invited reviewInvited Review Description: An invited review aims to address topical policy issues by summarizing and analyzing the evolution of theories, concepts, or policy …Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article Description: Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that significantly contribute to knowledge. Submission of the paper is hel…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Article Description: Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that significantly contribute to knowledge. Submission of the paper is hel…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Policy
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools — such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) — cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Free format submission; references may be in any style as long as consistent. Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing: expects data to be archived in an appropriate public repository; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors are required to include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the dat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Licensing: CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-ND Creative Commons licenses for Open Access. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You will have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an article publication charge unless a waiver applies. Read more about article publication charges here. If you are a researcher from Australia or New Zealand, you may be eligible to publish ope…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-anonymised peer review policy; manuscript must be anonymised. Model summary
This journal operates under a double-anonymised peer review model. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. In-house submissions, i.e., papers authored by Editors or Editorial B…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: accepts articles previously published on preprint servers; submitted versions may be posted to preprint servers at any time. Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Asian-Pacific Economic Literature will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0818-9935
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8411
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 1 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian-Pacific Economic Literature
What CAS zone is Asian-Pacific Economic Literature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asian-Pacific Economic Literature?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.13; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Asian-Pacific Economic Literature?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 373 days (interquartile range 197–536 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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 Asian-Pacific Economic Literature based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (8), Mainland China (3) and Singapore (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian-Pacific Economic Literature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian-Pacific Economic Literature open access, and what is the APC?
Asian-Pacific Economic Literature is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .