Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Econometrica
ISSN 0012-9682 · eISSN 1468-0262 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1933
Econometrica: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,290; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Econometrica is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic theories and models, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Game Theory and Applications, together about 29.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Econometrica publishes original articles in all branches of economics - theoretical and empirical, abstract and applied, providing wide-ranging coverage across the subject area. It promotes studies that aim at the unification of the theoretical-quantitative and the empirical-quantitative approach to economic problems and that are penetrated by constructive and rigorous thinking. It explores a unique range of topics each year - from the frontier of theoretical developments in many new and important areas, to research on current and applied economic problems, to methodologically innovative, theoretical and applied studies in econometrics. Econometrica maintains a long tradition that submitted articles are refereed carefully and that detailed and thoughtful referee reports are provided to the author as an aid to scientific research, thus ensuring the high calibre of papers found in Econometrica. An international board of editors, together with the referees it has selected, has succeeded in substantially reducing editorial turnaround time, thereby encouraging submissions of the highest quality. We strongly encourage recent Ph. D. graduates to submit their work to Econometrica. Our policy is to take into account the fact that recent graduates are less experienced in the process of writing and submitting papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.5%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences5.4%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences5.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCAB AbstractsMathSciNetzbMATHCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- Impact factor
- 6.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 13.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 19.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 5.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 169LetPub ·
- h-index
- 552OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,919OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 68LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 71Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 768,148Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,349 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 71 | 35 | 101 |
| 2025 | 93 | 49 | 667 |
| 2024 | 93 | 50 | 1,192 |
| 2023 | 108 | 69 | 3,563 |
| 2022 | 120 | 45 | 5,735 |
| 2021 | 117 | 56 | 7,267 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 5,290 / EUR 4,600 / GBP 3,970 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1933
- ISSN
- 0012-9682
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0262
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 94, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Econometrica
What CAS zone is Econometrica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Econometrica is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Economics / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Statistics & Probability; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Econometrica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.18; CiteScore 13.2, h-index 552.
How long does peer review take at Econometrica?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 Econometrica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Econometrica is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAB Abstracts, MathSciNet, zbMATH and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Econometrica open access, and what is the APC?
Econometrica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,290.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .