Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Australian Economic Papers
ISSN 0004-900X · eISSN 1467-8454 · Wiley-Blackwell
Australian Economic Papers: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.33; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 208 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 9% (journal website); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Economic Papers 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Economic Theory and Policy, together about 30.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Economic Papers is a high-impact economics journal publishing research in applied economics, financial economics, and economic theory and policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Ashton de Silva RMITPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 23, United States 4, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, New Zealand 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
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 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
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
- 1.33LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 482OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 48,242Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,957 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 43 | 19 | 46 |
| 2024 | 66 | 45 | 151 |
| 2023 | 42 | 26 | 195 |
| 2022 | 43 | 15 | 245 |
| 2021 | 31 | 6 | 196 |
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
208 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 146 days – 279 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 225 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (66 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)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 218 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher 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 2,400 / 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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0004-900X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8454
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Economic Papers
What CAS zone is Australian Economic Papers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Economic Papers 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 Australian Economic Papers?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.33; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Australian Economic Papers?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 208 days (interquartile range 146–279 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (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 Australian Economic Papers based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (23), United States (4) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Economic Papers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Economic Papers is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Australian Economic Papers open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Economic Papers 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .