Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Eastern Economic Journal
ISSN 0094-5056 · eISSN 1939-4632 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Eastern Economic Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eastern Economic Journal is published by Springer Nature 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 Economic Theory and Institutions, Economic Theory and Policy and Economic theories and models, together about 24.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Eastern Economic Journal, a quarterly publication of the Eastern Economic Association, was established in 1973. The EEJ publishes papers written from every perspective, in all areas of economics and is committed to free and open intellectual inquiry from diverse philosophical perspectives. It welcomes manuscripts that are methodological and philosophical as well as empirical and theoretical. Readability and general interest are major factors in publication decision.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Innovations in Educational MethodsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
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 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 879 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 8 | 10 |
| 2024 | 28 | 13 | 37 |
| 2023 | 29 | 13 | 94 |
| 2022 | 27 | 10 | 61 |
| 2021 | 30 | 15 | 316 |
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
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 3,190 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- 30
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 2–5
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- editorialThe style for the Eastern Economic Journal is essentially that of The Chicago Manual of Style. Refer to this book for close calls and for issues not resolved be…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Submission fee: $30 if at least one author is a member of the Eastern Economic Association; $90 if no author is a member (includes a year's membership for the corresponding author). Model summary
Manuscript submission fee: $30 if at least one author is a member of the Association (which includes anyone who registered to attend the immediately preceding or following Association Conference). The submission fee is $90 if no author is a member; this includes a year's membership in the Association, including receipt of the Journal, for the corresponding author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Book reviews: books for possible review and offers to write book reviews should be sent to the editorial office. Model summary
Books for possible review and offers to write book reviews should be sent to the editorial office.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Open Access & Self Archiving
Self-archiving (green open access)Where articles are published via the subscription route, authors are permitted to self-archive the accepted manuscript (the version post-peer review, but prior to copy-editing and typesetting) on their own personal website and/or in their funder or institutional repositories, for public release after an embargo period of 12 months after first publication.Learn mor…
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 Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0094-5056
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-4632
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Eastern Economic Journal
What CAS zone is Eastern Economic Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Eastern Economic Journal 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Eastern Economic Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 2–5; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Which databases index Eastern Economic Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eastern Economic Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Eastern Economic Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Eastern Economic Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .