Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Business Economics
ISSN 0007-666X · eISSN 1554-432X · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Business Economics: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,090; review about 3 days (submission to first decision, publisher); 55 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Business Economics is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Theory and Policy, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Business Economics is a refereed journal that serves as an essential resource and provides practical information for people who apply economics in their jobs. It fulfils this purpose by: providing a leading forum for debating solutions to critical business problems or the analysis of key business issues. providing best-practice models, tools and hands-on techniques from professionals in business. representing an important channel for summaries of action-oriented analysis aimed at solving business problems. giving insight into how to apply economics within business and how economic professionals respond to challenges in the workplace. representing and interpreting current economic information and issues that are educational and useful on the job. In addition to regular articles, Business Economics also regularly publishes the following features:Focus on StatisticsFocus on Industries and Markets Economics at Work Book Reviews
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Editor-in-chief Charles SteindelPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Economic, financial, and policy analysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 161OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 73,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,028 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 2025 | 55 | 12 | 5 |
| 2024 | 58 | 8 | 64 |
| 2023 | 43 | 12 | 48 |
| 2022 | 50 | 23 | 74 |
| 2021 | 49 | 26 | 407 |
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
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 2–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted1
- editorialThe style for Business Economics is essentially that of The Chicago Manual of Style. Refer to this publication for issues not resolved below.Please use American…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright and Permissions
Using third-party material in your articleAuthors are responsible for ensuring that any third-party material (e.g. figures, tables, photos, illustrations, trade literature, or data) is not used without permission. If such material is copyrighted, permission must be obtained and submitted with the final manuscript. The Editor and Publisher must be informed of any restricted-use content at submissio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0007-666X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-432X
- Society / sponsor
- National Association for Business Economics
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 2 (April 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Business Economics
How long does peer review take at Business Economics?
The publisher reports about 3 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections. 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 Business Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 2–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Optional. 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.
Which databases index Business Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Business Economics is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Business Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Business Economics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .