Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Contributions to Political Economy
ISSN 0277-5921 · eISSN 1464-3588 · Oxford University Press
Contributions to Political Economy: subscription journal; APC about USD 4,514; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Contributions to Political Economy is published by Oxford University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Theory and Policy, Political Economy and Marxism and Economic Theory and Institutions, together about 55.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Contributions to Political Economy – New Editorial Arrangements The founding (and longstanding) editors of Contributions to Political Economy – Murray Milgate, John Eatwell and Giancarlo de Vivo – step down from the Journal in 2022 following the publication of Volume 41. The full operational, managerial and editorial responsibility for Contributions to Political Economy passes to the Editorial Board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics with effect from Volume 42, July 2023. The aims and scope of Contributions to Political Economy from Volume 42 onwards are set out below. Contributions to Political Economy provides a forum for the academic discussion of original ideas and arguments drawn from important critical traditions in economic analysis. Articles fall broadly within the lines of thought associated with the work of the Classical political economists, Marx, Keynes, and Sraffa. The majority of articles are extended reviews or critical surveys on theoretical, historical or applied topics. It also publishes shorter reviews of noteworthy books recently published. Descriptions of article types considered by the journal are included below: Critical Surveys The aim of the critical survey series is to provide insightful reviews of a range of contributions to important broad subfields of economics, indicating the nature of the fields, their importance and any ongoing significant developments within them, adopting where relevant a critical orientation. It is intended that critical survey articles will be accessible not only to other academic researchers but also to students and others more practically involved in the economy. Review Articles The aim of the review article series is for a certain theme or themes from a recently published significant book, or series of books, to be considered at length. Review articles are not short book reviews; rather they are full scale articles that take the chosen book, or series of books, as a point of departure and aim to add significantly to some aspect of the debates with which they engage. Retrospective Articles The aim of the retrospective article series is to critically evaluate the contemporary relevance of an earlier significant or noteworthy publication. The publication of such articles will be scheduled so as to coincide with obvious anniversaries of the relevant publications’ original appearance. Book Reviews The aim of the book review series is to provide short (800 – 2000 word) reviews of noteworthy books in the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 19 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.2%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences18%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15%
- Historical Economic and Legal ThoughtSocial Sciences13.2%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- Marxism and Critical TheoryArts and Humanities2.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 755/1530 | 50th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q3 | 527/755 | 30th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 511 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 120 |
| 2025 | 15 | 8 | 325 |
| 2024 | 20 | 11 | 434 |
| 2023 | 20 | 7 | 422 |
| 2022 | 19 | 2 | 433 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | 428 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,423 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- GBP 350
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewl address for the corresponding author. Book Reviews should not exceed 800-2000 words and should include a separate title page which should inclumain text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviewsArticle types considered by the journal are as follows. More information on article types: Critical Surveys Review Articles Retrospective Articles Book ReviewsLength not stated
- critical surveysArticle types considered by the journal are as follows. More information on article types: Critical Surveys Review Articles Retrospective Articles Book ReviewsLength not stated
- retrospective articlesArticle types considered by the journal are as follows. More information on article types: Critical Surveys Review Articles Retrospective Articles Book ReviewsLength not stated
- review articlesArticle types considered by the journal are as follows. More information on article types: Critical Surveys Review Articles Retrospective Articles Book ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of AI
Natural language processing tools driven by artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT do not qualify as authors, and OUP will screen for them in author lists. The use of AI (for example, to help generate content or images, write code, process data, or for translation) must be disclosed both in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgments section of manuscripts. Please also see OUP'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access Policy
To facilitate the verification and replication of results, authors of accepted papers are encouraged to submit data sets, programs, and information on empirical analysis. This material will be published alongside the article on the journal website, and can be accessed through the 'supplementary data' link. However, authors should not submit data or files if publication would breach the rights of a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to the Cambridge Political Economy Society. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, authors may use their own material in other publications provided that …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Third-Party Content in Open Access papers
If you will be publishing your paper under an Open Access licence but it contains material for which you do not have Open Access re-use permissions, please state this clearly by supplying the following credit line alongside the material: Title of content Author, Original publication, year of original publication, by permission of [rights holder] This image/content is not covered by the terms of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author self-archiving/public access policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0277-5921
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-3588
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 1 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Contributions to Political Economy
What are the manuscript requirements of Contributions to Political Economy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Contributions to Political Economy based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (19). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Contributions to Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Contributions to Political Economy is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Contributions to Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Contributions to Political Economy is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,514.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .