Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
BRICS Journal of Economics
ISSN 2712-7702 · eISSN 2712-7508 · Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria
BRICS Journal of Economics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BRICS Journal of Economics is published by Pensoft Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Globalization, Economics, and Policies, Global Political and Economic Relations and Global Financial Crisis and Policies, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BRICS Journal of Economics aims to foster knowledge exchange between scholars and experts engaged in analysing general and specific issues of BRICS economies, and to share new research insights into economic science through an exploration of the distinct features of developing and transition economies and their contribution to the global economy.The Journal publishes research contributions to the following range of topics:Economic development of BRICS countriesIntegration processes in BRICS and the impact of BRICS cooperation on global economic and political processesDevelopment of BRICS countries' financial systems and the transformation of global financial architectureThe role of national and international institutions in the development of BRICS countriesSustainable development and socioeconomic issues in BRICS countriesThe journal publishes four issues per year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Lomonosov MoscowPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 5, France 1, Sweden 1, Brazil 1, Norway 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Globalization, Economics, and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.2%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences8.3%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 138/283 | 51st |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q3 | 460/755 | 39th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 188 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 189 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 210 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 141 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 61 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 35 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 22 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a double-blind peer review process, which means that both reviewer and author's names are concealed throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not reveal their identity. Please consider the Editor and Reviewer Guidelines in the About webpage of this journal for more details and stepwise instruct…
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
- Pensoft Publishers
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2712-7702
- Electronic ISSN
- 2712-7508
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BRICS Journal of Economics
How long does peer review take at BRICS Journal of Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 BRICS Journal of Economics based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (5), France (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BRICS Journal of Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BRICS Journal of Economics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BRICS Journal of Economics open access, and what is the APC?
BRICS Journal of Economics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .