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Economic Annals
ISSN 0013-3264 · eISSN 1820-7375 · Ekonomski Fakultet · Serbia
Economic Annals: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Annals is published by Ekonomski Fakultet. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Economic Growth and Productivity, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economic Annals is an academic journal that has been published on a quarterly basis since 1955, initially under its Serbian name of Ekonomski anali (EconLit). Since 2006 it has been published exclusively in English. It is published by the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Belgrade (https://www.ekof.bg.ac.rs/) with its business office located at Kamenička 6, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia. The journal publishes research in all areas of economics and business studies, with a particular focus on contributions that examine economic issues from a comparative perspective, especially in relation to Europe, the broader European neighbourhood, and emerging economies. The journal especially welcomes papers on the comparative economics of South Eastern Europe, as well as individual economy studies from the region. Economic Annals encourages the submission of original unpublished works, not under consideration by other journals or publications. All submitted papers undergo a double blind refereeing process. Authors are expected to follow standard publication procedures [Instructions to Authors], to recognise the values of the international academic community and to respect the journal’s Policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Serbia 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial Sciences6.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q3 | 184/289 | 36th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 582 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 226 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 264 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 307 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 376 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 375 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 311 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 2 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Original unpublished works only, not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Economic Annals encourages the submission of original unpublished works, not under consideration by other journals or publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
No simultaneous submission to other journals or publications. Model summary
Any paper submitted to the Economic Annals should NOT be under consideration for publication by other journals or publications.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review: anonymous manuscript plus separate cover page with author details. Model summary
An anonymous version of the paper should be submitted (“document properties and personal information” should also be removed) along with a separate cover page, containing the article’s title, author’s name and affiliation, ORCID id and e-mail address.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality of work is tested by iThenticate crosscheck. Model summary
The originality of the work is subject to test by iThenticate crosscheck.
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
- Ekonomski Fakultet
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0013-3264
- Electronic ISSN
- 1820-7375
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Annals
How long does peer review take at Economic Annals?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Economic Annals?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Economic Annals based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Serbia (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economic Annals?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Annals is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economic Annals open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Annals is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .