Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Australian Economic Review
ISSN 0004-9018 · eISSN 1467-8462 · Wiley-Blackwell
Australian Economic Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 69 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Economic Review 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, Education Systems and Policy and Australian History and Society, together about 23.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Economic Review is an applied economics journal with a strong policy orientation. The Review aims to publish high quality articles applying economic analysis to a wide range of macroeconomic and microeconomic topics relevant to both economic and social policy issues. It is of particular value to academics, students, policy makers, and others interested in the Australian economy and more broadly the Asia-Pacific region. ContentsThere are several regular sections of the Review: the ‘Contributed Articles’ section contains refereed articles; the ‘Policy Forum’ section deals with major issues of economic policy; the ‘Data Article’ section outlines the main features of databases available to researchers in a given area; and the ‘Perspective’ section contains articles of interest to practitioners, including students, instructors and professionals.. Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) APAIS: Australian Public Affairs & Information Service (National Library of Australia) Australian Family & Society Abstracts (Australian Institute of Family Studies) Business ASAP (GALE Cengage) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) EBSCO Publishing EconLit (AEA) GEOBASE (Elsevier) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Periodical Index Online (ProQuest) 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
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 4, United Kingdom 1 (5 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 Finance8.7%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences8%
- Australian History and SocietySocial Sciences7.2%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences6.1%
- New Zealand Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 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
EconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 0.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 542OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 47Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 106,604Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,638 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 29 | 2 |
| 2025 | 59 | 39 | 55 |
| 2024 | 44 | 31 | 50 |
| 2023 | 47 | 38 | 135 |
| 2022 | 52 | 28 | 227 |
| 2021 | 50 | 12 | 321 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 19 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (65 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 91 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- introduction; methods; results; conclusions
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewBook Review Please contact aere-journal@unimelb.edu.au to pitch a book review.Length not stated
- data articleArticle Description: Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that significantly contribute to knowledge. Submission of the paper is held to impl…abstract ≤ 200 words
- perspectiveArticle Description: Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that significantly contribute to knowledge. Submission of the paper is held to impl…abstract ≤ 200 words
- reviewArticle Description: Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that significantly contribute to knowledge. Submission of the paper is held to impl…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
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
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
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
The Australian Economic Review 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 open a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal operates under a single-anonymised peer review model. Unless stated otherwise, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two external referees and one of the editors. Papers will only be sent to review if the Managing Editor determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. Submissions for Data Articles and Perspectives are refereed by the editor of e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: The Australian Economic Review 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 a Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. The Australian Economic Review 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 ar…
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
- 0004-9018
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-8462
- Society / sponsor
- Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Economic Review
What CAS zone is Australian Economic Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Economic Review 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 Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.85; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Australian Economic Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 19–135 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Australian Economic Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Economic Review based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (4) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Economic Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Economic Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Economic Review open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Economic 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, 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: .