Journal profile · ECONOMICS
CESifo Economic Studies
ISSN 1610-241X · eISSN 1612-7501 · Oxford University Press
CESifo Economic Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.64; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,583; 1 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CESifo Economic Studies is published by Oxford University Press 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Fiscal Policies and Political Economy and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 26.2% 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)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.4%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Economic Policies and ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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 3 |
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
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
- 0.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 322OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 569 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30 | 11 | 93 |
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | 45 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 | 53 |
| 2021 | 14 | 6 | 140 |
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 3,323 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1610-241X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1612-7501
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CESifo Economic Studies
What CAS zone is CESifo Economic Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CESifo Economic 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.
What is the impact factor of CESifo Economic Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.64; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 61.
Which databases index CESifo Economic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CESifo Economic Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is CESifo Economic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
CESifo Economic Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,583.
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: .