Journal profile · ECONOMICS
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE
ISSN 0008-4085 · eISSN 1540-5982 · Wiley-Blackwell
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,120; median 387 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE 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 Global trade and economics, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Economic theories and models, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Economics (CJE)/Revue canadienne d'économique is the journal of the Canadian Economics Association (CEA) and is the primary academic economics journal in Canada publishing serving as an outlet to publish high-quality research papers about the Canadian economy and Canadian policy issues. The editors also seek to maintain and enhance the position of the CJE as a major, internationally recognized journal by publishing papers on all economic topics -- theoretical and empirical -- and international in scope. Every year in its November issue, the CJE publishes the Presidential Address and Innis Lecture from the Annual Meetings of the CEA. In other issues, viewpoint articles that provide state-of-the art reviews on topics of general interest to economists are often published. The CEA also offers two prizes for articles published in the CJE: The Harry Johnson Prize for the overall best paper in the preceding calendar year, and the Robert Mundell Prize, for the best paper written by a young author or authors in the previous two calendar years. Back issues are available electronically from JSTOR
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 20, United States 6, France 1, Netherlands 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.1%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.1%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| 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
CAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 0.86LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,247OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 46Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 126,004Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,413 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 31 | 5 |
| 2025 | 60 | 33 | 112 |
| 2024 | 54 | 36 | 138 |
| 2023 | 74 | 52 | 394 |
| 2022 | 84 | 42 | 779 |
| 2021 | 69 | 30 | 791 |
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
387 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 289 days – 510 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 308 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 721 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (122 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) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 336 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 292 daysPublisher 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 3,120 / EUR 2,610 / GBP 2,040 | — | — | |
| 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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- CAD 75
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, Data availability, License & copyright
- AI use Artificial Intelligence Policy
AI use must be disclosed; AI tools cannot be authors. Model summary
The Canadian Journal of Economics asks that every author disclose the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT or Large Language Models, if applicable, in their manuscript creation. In accordance with COPE’s position statement on AI tools — these AI tools cannot fulfill the role of, nor be listed as, an author of an article. If an author has used this kind of tool to develop any p…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data availability policy compliance is mandatory for empirical/simulation/experimental work. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Choice between standard copyright agreement and Open Access under Creative Commons license. Model summary
If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper. Authors may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright…
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
- 0008-4085
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-5982
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 2 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE
What CAS zone is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 176.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 387 days (interquartile range 289–510 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (20), United States (6) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIQUE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,120.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .