Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economic Inquiry
ISSN 0095-2583 · eISSN 1465-7295 · Wiley-Blackwell
Economic Inquiry: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.47; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 405 days to acceptance (81 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 15% (journal website); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Inquiry is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic theories and models and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published since 1962, Economic Inquiry (formerly Western Economic Journal) is widely regarded as one of the top scholarly journals in economics. The journal has published many high-quality papers over the years and counts at least twenty-two Nobel laureates among our long list of prestigious authors. The goal of Economic Inquiry is to advance scientific knowledge in the domain of economics. As such we seek to publish work across all fields in economics. Any high-quality work will be considered with no prejudice for or against any particular methodology or nature of results. The main criteria for publication is the degree to which a paper advances scientific knowledge in its area. As a general interest journal, we strongly encourage authors to write their papers in a manner such that their work is accessible to economists who are not specialists in the article’s topic area. This is important for a general interest journal like EI which serves a broad audience and when authors write their work in this way it has the possibility of maximizing their contribution to the broader discipline. For a full discussion of EI’s journal policies, click here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
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
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent 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
- 1.47LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,239OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 63Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 227,910Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,338 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 29 | 48 |
| 2025 | 71 | 46 | 79 |
| 2024 | 79 | 52 | 439 |
| 2023 | 71 | 53 | 306 |
| 2022 | 75 | 39 | 630 |
| 2021 | 97 | 41 | 1,538 |
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 Crossref · to
405 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 284 days – 515 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (81 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 445 days
- Sample
- 81 articles with submission and acceptance dates (140 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 15%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 427 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / EUR 2,800 / GBP 2,320 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright
- Authorship
Free format submission Model summary
Economic Inquiry offers Free Format submission for a simplified and streamlined submission process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal mandates data sharing. Please see the Instructions for Authors for more detail on the policy and to select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
If a paper is accepted for publication, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0095-2583
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-7295
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Inquiry
What CAS zone is Economic Inquiry in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic Inquiry is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Economic Inquiry?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.47; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Economic Inquiry?
Based on the dates recorded on 81 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 405 days (interquartile range 284–515 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 15% (2025). 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 Inquiry?
According to the journal's author guidelines: 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 Economic Inquiry?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Inquiry is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economic Inquiry open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Inquiry is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .