Journal profile · MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Computational Economics
ISSN 0927-7099 · eISSN 1572-9974 · Springer US · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Computational Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 283 days to acceptance (60 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 395 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Economics is published by Springer US 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 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis, Stock Market Forecasting Methods and Market Dynamics and Volatility, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Computational Economics publishes scientific research in a rapidly growing multidisciplinary field that uses advanced computing capabilities to understand and solve complex problems from all branches in economics. The topics of Computational Economics include:
· Computational methods in econometrics like filtering, bayesian and non-parametric approaches, markov processes and monte carlo simulation
· Agent based methods, machine learning, evolutionary algorithms, (neural) network modeling
· Computational aspects of dynamic systems, optimization, optimal control, games, equilibrium modeling
· Hardware and software developments, modeling languages, interfaces, symbolic processing, distributed and parallel processing Computational Economics publishes state of the art reports by invited authors, brief software reports, critical reviews and special issues devoted to the in-depth study of a particular topic. Computational Economics is the official journal of the Society of Computational Economics. Officially cited as: Comput Econ
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS
Editor-in-chief Lilia MaliarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 7, Italy 6, Greece 2, Mainland China 1, Taiwan, China 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11%
- Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDecision Sciences9.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | 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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | 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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, ACM Digital Library, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, 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
- 2LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 867OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.24%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 388LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 615,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,994 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 213 | 47 | 101 |
| 2025 | 395 | 94 | 759 |
| 2024 | 296 | 81 | 1,491 |
| 2023 | 170 | 57 | 1,209 |
| 2022 | 131 | 62 | 1,736 |
| 2021 | 145 | 43 | 2,146 |
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
283 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 203 days – 405 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 303 days
- Sample
- 60 articles with submission and acceptance dates (715 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| 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.
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websiteWhat to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs such as ChatGPT do not satisfy the journal's authorship criteria; use of an LLM should be properly documented in the Methods section (or a suitable alternative part) of the manuscript. AI-assisted copy editing for readability and style does not need to be declared, but there must be human accou Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Submission implies the work has not been published before, is not under consideration elsewhere, and that publication has been approved by all co-authors and responsible authorities at the institute where the work was carried out. Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement explaining how to access supporting data, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets; if data cannot be shared publicly, the statement should describe how data can be accessed and any conditions for reuse. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
The journal is committed to upholding the integrity of the scientific record and, as a member of COPE, will follow COPE guidelines on dealing with potential acts of misconduct. Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as copyright remains with the author; in opting for open access, authors agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Computational Economics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors may suggest suitable reviewers and/or request exclusion of certain individuals at submission; suggested reviewers should be independent and not connected to the work, and the Corresponding Author must provide an institutional email address for each suggested reviewer or other means of verify Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- Springer US
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0927-7099
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9974
- Society / sponsor
- Society of Computational Economics
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 68, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational Economics
What CAS zone is Computational Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Computational Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Management / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications. 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 Computational Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Computational Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 60 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 283 days (interquartile range 203–405 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computational Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Computational Economics based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Italy (6) and Greece (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Computational Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Economics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Computational Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .