Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Chinese Economy
ISSN 1097-1475 · eISSN 1558-0954 · Taylor & Francis
Chinese Economy: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 166 days to acceptance (54 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Chinese Economy is published by Taylor & Francis 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, China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Chinese Economy is now included in the Emerging Sources Citation Index. The Chinese Economy is a bimonthly publication that offers an objective and analytical account of economic issues concerning China. The journal publishes original works written by scholars from all over the world on recent changes to the Chinese economy. The Chinese Economy focuses on China’s current economic development as well as issues pertaining to the country’s trade, banking, and finances. Policy and research papers addressing macroeconomic and firm-level analysis are particularly welcome. Scholars and policy-makers will find The Chinese Economy informative as it provides relevant and rigorous analysis by experts on China. The Chinese Economy is reviewed by an external reviewer and the editor.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 67%); most named Mainland China 2, Taiwan, China 1 (3 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 Finance12.9%
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedEconLitPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, De Gruyter Saur, Dietrich's Index Philosophicus, EBSCOhost, Advanced Placement Source, Business Source Alumni Edition, Business Source Complete, Business Source Corporate, Business Source Corporate Plus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Current Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), Elsevier BV, National Library of Medicine, Management Contents, Ovid, ABI/INFORM Collection, ABI/INFORM Global (American Business Information), Business Premium Collection, Professional ABI/INFORM Complete, Professional ProQuest Central, ProQuest 5000, ProQuest 5000 International, ProQuest Central
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 (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 252OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.99OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 54,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,078 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 27 | 9 | 32 |
| 2024 | 47 | 11 | 70 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | 110 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 148 |
| 2021 | 38 | 5 | 554 |
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
166 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 236 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (62 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)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 21 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
The Chinese Economy 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. Model summary
The Chinese Economy 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 discoverability and rea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The Chinese Economy is reviewed by an external reviewer and the editor. Model summary
The Chinese Economy is reviewed by an external reviewer and the editor.
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
- 1097-1475
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0954
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 59, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chinese Economy
What CAS zone is Chinese Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Chinese Economy 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 Chinese Economy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Chinese Economy?
Based on the dates recorded on 54 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 166 days (interquartile range 93–236 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 Chinese Economy based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 67%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Chinese Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Chinese Economy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chinese Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Chinese Economy is a subscription journal. 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .