Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Basic Income Studies
ISSN 2194-6094 · eISSN 1932-0183 · Walter de Gruyter
Basic Income Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Basic Income Studies is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Social Policy and Reform Studies, Income, Poverty, and Inequality and Political Economy and Marxism, together about 37.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences15.7%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences14%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences7.8%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 21 | 10 | 13 |
| 2024 | 17 | 8 | 30 |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 2022 | 16 | 7 | 86 |
| 2021 | 16 | 6 | 146 |
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.
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 | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2194-6094
- Electronic ISSN
- 1932-0183
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Basic Income Studies
What CAS zone is Basic Income Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Basic Income Studies 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.
Which databases index Basic Income Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Basic Income Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Basic Income Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Basic Income Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .