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Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
ISSN 0007-4918 · eISSN 1472-7234 · Taylor & Francis
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 4% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Asian Studies and History, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (BIES) is the leading journal on Indonesia’s economy and society. It aims to address not only economic analysis and policy but also the intersection between economics, development and area studies. In doing so, it plays an important role in helping the world to better understand Indonesia. BIES has been published continuously since 1965. The editors welcome original papers and notes in economics and political economy, including related analyses of law, public policy, political science, demography, geography, the environment, education and health. Regardless of the topic, submissions must focus on Indonesia and demonstrate robust analysis and scholarly rigour. The editors also look to publish discursive book reviews and review essays that contribute to the literature. BIES authors benefit from rigorous double-blind peer review, robust editing, free-access initiatives, a supportive self-archiving policy and assistance in promoting their article after publication. The journal’s longstanding reputation as a well-respected outlet for high-quality research means each issue is read widely by Indonesianists everywhere. In addition to the usual articles reporting economic analysis and research, each issue leads with an instalment of the comprehensive Survey of Recent Developments series, which records and analyses current trends, policy changes and important economic events in Indonesia. The series aims to be reasonably accessible to non-specialists and helps to account for the journal’s diverse readership within academia, government, business and among the broader public. The academic journal of the ANU Indonesia Project, BIES receives financial support from the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and the Arndt–Corden Department of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia. Neither DFAT nor ANU takes responsibility for the views expressed by authors in the journal.The journal is published three times a year, in April, August and December. These three issues constitute one volume. A volume index of articles and book reviews by authors is published in the last issue of each volume. BIES is published in hard copy in Indonesia by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta: www.csis.or.id. Published by Indonesia Project Arndt-Corden Department of Economics Crawford School of P
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 8, Australia 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences19.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering7.6%
- Economic Growth and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: RePEc, Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, Bibliography of Asian Studies (Ann Arbor), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, PAIS, RePEc (Research Papers in Economics)
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.11Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 150,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,539 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20 | 5 | 21 |
| 2024 | 21 | 8 | 87 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 258 |
| 2022 | 21 | 5 | 138 |
| 2021 | 28 | 15 | 503 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 accepted7
- book reviewsBook Reviews are editorially assessed.Length not stated
- indonesia in comparative perspectiveEach instalment of the Survey of Recent Developments, Indonesia in Comparative Perspective and Indonesian Politics series is a specially commissioned article th…Length not stated
- indonesian politicsEach instalment of the Survey of Recent Developments, Indonesia in Comparative Perspective and Indonesian Politics series is a specially commissioned article th…Length not stated
- notesAll general Research Articles, Review Articles and Notes published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, consisting of initial screening by the ed…Length not stated
- research articlesAll general Research Articles, Review Articles and Notes published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, consisting of initial screening by the ed…Length not stated
- review articlesAll general Research Articles, Review Articles and Notes published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, consisting of initial screening by the ed…Length not stated
- survey of recent developmentsEach instalment of the Survey of Recent Developments, Indonesia in Comparative Perspective and Indonesian Politics series is a specially commissioned article th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select). Model summary
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the dis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Statement
Double anonymised peer review for Research Articles, Review Articles and Notes. Model summary
All general Research Articles, Review Articles and Notes published in the journal have undergone rigorous peer review, consisting of initial screening by the editors and double anonymised refereeing by two independent experts. Each instalment of the Survey of Recent Developments, Indonesia in Comparative Perspective and Indonesian Politics series is a specially commissioned article that has underg…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0007-4918
- Electronic ISSN
- 1472-7234
- Society / sponsor
- ANU Indonesia Project
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
What CAS zone is Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Area Studies / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.3; CiteScore 6, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies?
The publisher reports about 16 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 4%. 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 JCR quartile is Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (8) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .