Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Eastern European Economics
ISSN 0012-8775 · eISSN 1557-9298 · Taylor & Francis
Eastern European Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.26; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 71 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eastern European Economics 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 Financial Crisis and Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Global trade and economics, together about 23.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Since its founding in 1962, Eastern European Economics has consistently published the finest research on the economies of Central and Eastern Europe—their functioning under central planning; reformist trends in communist-era economic theory and practice; and more recently, the ongoing processes of transition to market economics in different countries and their integration into the broader European and global economies. The editorial mission of Eastern European Economic s is to reflect developments in Central and Eastern European economic thought and policy that are of most interest to those professionally concerned with this field and with the future of the new Europe. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal undergo a rigorous peer review based on an initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Pawel GajewskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 2, Croatia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.1%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences6.6%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Posthumanist Ethics and ActivismSocial Sciences6%
- Qualitative Research Methods and EthicsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
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)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, Advanced Placement Source, Business Source Alumni Edition, Business Source Complete, Business Source Corporate, Business Source Corporate Plus, Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Corporate ResourceNet, Current Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, SocINDEX, SocINDEX with Full Text, TOC Premier (Table of Contents), GEOBASE, Personal Alert (E-mail), ABI/INFORM Collection, ABI/INFORM Global (American Business Information), Business Premium Collection, Politics Collection, Professional ABI/INFORM Complete, Professional ProQuest Collection, 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
- 1.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.93Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 325OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 43,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,758 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35 | 6 | 31 |
| 2024 | 37 | 9 | 97 |
| 2023 | 54 | 12 | 235 |
| 2022 | 37 | 11 | 349 |
| 2021 | 24 | 4 | 165 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
71 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Eastern European Economics 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All research articles in this journal undergo a rigorous peer review based on an initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees.
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
- 0012-8775
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9298
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Eastern European Economics
What CAS zone is Eastern European Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Eastern European Economics 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 is the impact factor of Eastern European Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.26; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Eastern European Economics?
The publisher reports about 71 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 Eastern European Economics based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (2) and Croatia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Eastern European Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eastern European Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Eastern European Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Eastern European Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .