Journal profile
China Political Economy
ISSN 2516-1652 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
China Political Economy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
China Political Economy is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Economy and Marxism, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance and Economic Theory and Policy, together about 55.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences23.3%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences22.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.9%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Economic Development and Digital TransformationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities2.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 105 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 137 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 122 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 87 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | — |
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2516-1652
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 China Political Economy
How long does peer review take at China Political Economy?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index China Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, China Political Economy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is China Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
China Political Economy 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, 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: .