Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economic Systems Research
ISSN 0953-5314 · eISSN 1469-5758 · Taylor & Francis
Economic Systems Research: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.05; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 487 days to acceptance (43 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economic Systems Research is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Economic Growth and Productivity and Climate Change Policy and Economics, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economic Systems Research is a double anonymized peer-reviewed scientific journal that is dedicated to disseminating knowledge on interindustry economic systems, structures and processes. This includes the interaction of economies with the natural environment, their use of natural and human resources and their change across time and space. The journal emphasises research that convincingly demonstrates immediate relevance and practical solutions to contemporary social, economic and environmental problems. Economic Systems Research is the official journal of the International Input-Output Association (IIOA) and is designed to facilitate the cross-cultural exchange of knowledge. As such, it is non-partisan, factual and problem-oriented. Topics within the purview of the journal are those with content that are inherently considered intersectoral issues. Any social, economic, and engineering topics that use multisectoral databases constitute relevant subject matter. This includes, but is not limited to, research that employs linear and non-linear multisectoral models of economic trade, structure, change and development; focuses on social and cultural issues, like inequality; that describes ecosystems and the treatment of depletable resources; addresses environmental and strategic questions; and measures the nature of major disruptions and disasters. The journal also publishes descriptions of novel interindustry databases, as well as of new and significant algorithms used to compile such databases, as well as algorithms that enable new, insightful analyses of such databases. The journal welcomes reviews of literature within its scope as well as special issues on related emerging topics. A prerequisite for publication is the inclusion of a detailed, concrete and convincing set of conclusions, demonstrating the immediate applicability and usefulness of the research findings for real-world practice. Special issues must be pre-approved by the journal’s Editor(s) prior to submission. Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees (i.e. double anonymized peer review).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental Impact and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science16.8%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy4.5%
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 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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, CSA (Risk Abstracts), IBSS, IBZ, Economic Literature Database, OCLC ArticleFirst Database, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online
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
- 3.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.37Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 603OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 90,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,141 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 30 | 6 | 41 |
| 2024 | 24 | 9 | 142 |
| 2023 | 20 | 13 | 223 |
| 2022 | 20 | 6 | 190 |
| 2021 | 31 | 16 | 469 |
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
487 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 326 days – 628 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (43 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 522 days
- Sample
- 43 articles with submission and acceptance dates (66 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)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 95 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access Open access
Economic Systems Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review with initial editor screening and two anonymous referees. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees (i.e. double anonymized peer review).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Special issues must be pre-approved by the journal's Editor(s) prior to submission. Model summary
Special issues must be pre-approved by the journal’s Editor(s) prior to submission.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0953-5314
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-5758
- Society / sponsor
- International Input-Output Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economic Systems Research
What CAS zone is Economic Systems Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economic Systems Research is in Zone 4 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 Systems Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.05; CiteScore 6, h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Economic Systems Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 43 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 487 days (interquartile range 326–628 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 JCR quartile is Economic Systems Research in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Economics.
Which databases index Economic Systems Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economic Systems Research is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economic Systems Research open access, and what is the APC?
Economic Systems Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .