Journal profile · MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Econometric Theory
ISSN 0266-4666 · eISSN 1469-4360 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES
Econometric Theory: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Econometric Theory is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Statistical Methods and Inference, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling, together about 45.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Econometric Theory publishes original, rigorous research that advances the theoretical foundations of econometrics across all major areas of the field. The journal’s mission is to publish research of the highest scholarly quality that strengthens the probabilistic and statistical underpinnings of econometric methodology and provides a solid foundation for modeling, estimation, prediction, and inference. It recognizes the central role of theoretical econometrics in economics, business, and other social sciences, and increasingly in multidisciplinary settings involving statistics, data science, machine learning, and selected natural sciences. The journal welcomes contributions addressing modern challenges arising from large-scale data, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence, and encourages connections with related disciplines such as probability theory, statistics, mathematical finance, and computational economics. It values work that unifies, extends, or reinterprets econometric theory through new perspectives, generalizations, or more elegant methods, and encourages submissions that contain practical applications of new theory and promote best practices in econometric analysis. In addition to original research articles, the journal also publishes historical studies on the evolution of econometric thought and interviews with leading scholars.Founding Editor and ET Editor 1985-2025Peter C. B. Phillips, Sterling Professor Emeritus of Economics, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, USA; Distinguished Professor, University of Auckland, New Zealand
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICS, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Editor-in-chief Patrik GuggenbergerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics16.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.8%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics8.4%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics3.8%
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 | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | 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 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | 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 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,187OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 27 | 12 |
| 2025 | 41 | 30 | 53 |
| 2024 | 33 | 21 | 79 |
| 2023 | 39 | 31 | 67 |
| 2022 | 65 | 42 | 350 |
| 2021 | 61 | 43 | 326 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- regular articleArticlesMiscellanea ET Interviews The Articles section consists of Regular Articles, Invited and Themed Articles, and Articles from ET lectures. It publishes pa…Length not stated
- research articleArticlesMiscellanea ET Interviews The Articles section consists of Regular Articles, Invited and Themed Articles, and Articles from ET lectures. It publishes pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access articles
FirstView articles All issues Most cited Latest issue ET Awards Most read
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
This journal uses a single-anonymous peer review model. The author does not know the identity of the reviewers, but the reviewers know the identity of the author.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0266-4666
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-4360
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Econometric Theory
What CAS zone is Econometric Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Econometric Theory is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Statistics & Probability. 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 Econometric Theory?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.48; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 140.
How long does peer review take at Econometric Theory?
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.
Which databases index Econometric Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Econometric Theory is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Econometric Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Econometric Theory is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .