Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economic Policy
ISSN 0266-4658 · eISSN 1468-0327 · Oxford University Press
Economic Policy: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.62; hybrid open access; APC about USD 7,310; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Policy is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Fiscal Policies and Political Economy, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In each issue, Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues brings together leading economists to present and debate new research on urgent topics—such as macroeconomic stability, trade and globalisation, capital flows and supply chains, dominant currencies and digital money, public finance, labour markets, climate policy, and technological change—with a distinctly European perspective and global reach.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 3, Germany 1, France 1, Switzerland 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences6.1%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 4.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 6.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 7.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2024
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.89LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 507OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 895 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 11 | 40 |
| 2024 | 50 | 18 | 524 |
| 2023 | 53 | 12 | 301 |
| 2022 | 69 | 16 | 1,223 |
| 2021 | 15 | 6 | 417 |
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
- Peer review
- Open 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 | EUR 6,468 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. The Journal will contact all listed authors at the point of submission to confirm their role. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors The Journal requires all authors to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point of submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that conflicts of interest of all authors are declared to the Journal. A conflict of interest exists when the position, activities, or relationships of an individual, whether direct or indirect, financial or non-financial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Data and code availability policy Model summary
Where ethically feasible, the Journal strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Whenever possible, data should be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files or deposited in a public repository. Visit our Research data page for information on general repositories for all data types, and resour…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Screening for Misconduct
Manuscripts may also be screened, including with services provided by third parties, to help detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image alteration and papermill activity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charges
Please see the details of open access licences and charges. If you select an open access licence, you must pay the open access charge or request to use an institutional agreement to pay the open access charge through our licencing and payment portal, SciPris. Please note that prices are subject to change. All stated charges are exclusive of any applicable value added tax, goods and services tax an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Open peer review Model summary
All papers published in Economic Policy: Papers on European and Global Issues are commissioned by the Managing Editor and follow a distinctive review process that balances academic rigour with policy relevance. Once commissioned, papers are evaluated by the Editorial Board — comprising the Managing Editor, the Co-Chairs, any Guest Editors for special issues, and the appointed discussants — before …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
As an author, you retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. If accepted, you are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding your published paper’s DOI. For full details on allowed channels and updating your preprint, please see our Author self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving refers to posting a copy of your work on a publicly accessible website or repository. Under certain circumstances, you may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories. For information about the Journal's policy, and to learn which version(s) of your paper are acceptable for self-archiving, please see our Author self-a…
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0266-4658
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0327
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 125 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Policy
What CAS zone is Economic Policy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic Policy is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Economics. 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 Economic Policy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.62; CiteScore 8.6, h-index 155.
Where are the editorial board members of Economic Policy based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (3), Germany (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economic Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Policy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Economic Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 7,310.
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: .