Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe
ISSN 1508-2008 · eISSN 2082-6737 · Sciendo · Poland
Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 150; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe is published by Sciendo 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 Polish socio-economic development, Regional Development and Policy and Global Trade and Competitiveness, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Comparative Economic Research. Central and Eastern Europe is a quarterly open-access journal published in cooperation with the University of Lodz.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Poland 25, Mainland China 1, India 1, Italy 1, Canada 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish socio-economic developmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences8.1%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Labour Market and MigrationSocial Sciences4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 708 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 41 |
| 2023 | 37 | 37 | 91 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 143 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 168 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PLN 500 / USD 150 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | PLN 500 / USD 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 500 / USD 150 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialSubmitted articles should include comparative aspects. Please also read the information on scientific integrity and the author’s statement as well as Publicatio…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship How Climate Resilience Shapes Sovereign Credit Risk: A Cross-Country Comparative Study
PhD students' papers only in coauthorship with PhD thesis supervisor Model summary
Renata Karkowska, Paweł Niedziółka 61-86 PDF EPUB DOI: https://doi.org/10.18778/1508-2008.29.11
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The basic license for publishing articles in the journal is CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Attribution – Non-Commercial Use – No Derivatives). At the author's request it is possible to publish it under the CC-BY (Attribution) license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
The procedure for review of articles in the journal follows the recommendations of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, as described in the guide “Good Practices in the Review Procedures in Science”, Warsaw 2011. By submitting the articles for publication in the “Comparative Economic Research” journal, the authors agree to undergo the procedures set forth in the guide and journal. After a…
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1508-2008
- Electronic ISSN
- 2082-6737
- Society / sponsor
- University of Lodz
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe
What CAS zone is Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe 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.
How long does peer review take at Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (25), Mainland China (1) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe open access, and what is the APC?
Comparative Economic Research-Central and Eastern Europe is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .