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Economic Journal of Emerging Markets
ISSN 2086-3128 · eISSN 2502-180X · Universitas Islam Indonesia · Indonesia
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 158 days to acceptance (20 articles, last 24 months); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets is published by Universitas Islam Indonesia 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 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets (EJEM) is a peer-reviewed international journal that provides a scholarly forum for original research on economic issues and development challenges in emerging market economies. EJEM welcomes empirical and policy-oriented research papers that advance understanding of economic dynamics, structural transformation, financial systems, trade, industrial development, and socio-economic policy in emerging and developing countries. The journal publishes original quantitative research with high methodological rigor and policy relevance. It also encourages interdisciplinary approaches linking economics with development studies, finance, and public policy. EJEM particularly seeks to contribute to the global dialogue on economic development by offering a platform for both Indonesian and international authors to disseminate their scholarly work. Published twice a year (April and October), EJEM is fully open access for scholarly readers and aims to promote wide dissemination of knowledge in the field of emerging market economics. The journal was first published in 1993 as Jurnal Ekonomi (ISSN 0854-5723), then renamed Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan (JEP, ISSN 1410-2641) in 1996, and since 2009 has been published as the Economic Journal of Emerging Markets (EJEM, ISSN 2502-180X). The journal is published by the Center for Economic Studies, Faculty of Business and Economics, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 11, Australia 2, Iran 2, Malaysia 2, Nigeria 2 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Growth and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.2%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- SMEs Development and Digital MarketingSocial Sciences6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
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 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
WOS, Sinta, Dimensions, Google ScholarPublisher 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
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 423 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 29 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 63 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 121 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 140 |
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
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 126 days – 224 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (20 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 229 days
- Sample
- 20 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to …
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
- Universitas Islam Indonesia
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2086-3128
- Electronic ISSN
- 2502-180X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Journal of Emerging Markets
What CAS zone is Economic Journal of Emerging Markets in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic Journal of Emerging Markets 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.
How long does peer review take at Economic Journal of Emerging Markets?
Based on the dates recorded on 20 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 126–224 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Journal of Emerging Markets?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Economic Journal of Emerging Markets based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (11), Australia (2) and Iran (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economic Journal of Emerging Markets?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Journal of Emerging Markets is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Economic Journal of Emerging Markets open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets 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: .