Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economics of Innovation and New Technology
ISSN 1043-8599 · eISSN 1476-8364 · Taylor & Francis
Economics of Innovation and New Technology: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,250; median 212 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economics of Innovation and New Technology is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Firm Innovation and Growth, Economic Growth and Productivity and Innovation Policy and R&D, together about 42.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economics of Innovation and New Technology is devoted to the theoretical and empirical analysis of the determinants and effects of innovation, new technology and technological knowledge. The journal aims to provide a bridge between different strands of literature and different contributions of economic theory and empirical economics. This bridge is built in two ways. First, by encouraging empirical research (including case studies, econometric work and historical research), evaluating existing economic theory, and suggesting appropriate directions for future effort in theoretical work. Second, by exploring ways of applying and testing existing areas of theory to the economics of innovation and new technology, and ways of using theoretical insights to inform data collection and other empirical research. The journal welcomes contributions across a wide range of issues concerned with innovation, including: the generation of new technological knowledge, innovation in product markets, process innovation, patenting, adoption, diffusion, innovation and technology policy, international competitiveness, standardization and network externalities, innovation and growth, technology transfer, innovation and market structure, innovation and the environment, and across a broad range of economic activity not just in ‘high technology’ areas. The journal is open to a variety of methodological approaches ranging from case studies to econometric exercises with sound theoretical modelling, empirical evidence both longitudinal and cross-sectional about technologies, regions, firms, industries and countries. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. All papers are subject to a preliminary screening to assess whether they deserve to be submitted to a fullly-fledged refereeing process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 2, United Kingdom 1, Israel 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.2%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.1%
- Innovation Policy and R&DEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting8.3%
- Intellectual Property and PatentsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Innovation Diffusion and ForecastingDecision Sciences4.3%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
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 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · 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
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
- 2.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.02Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.49Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 793OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 124,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 124,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,365 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 29 | 41 |
| 2025 | 82 | 32 | 161 |
| 2024 | 56 | 18 | 306 |
| 2023 | 48 | 18 | 435 |
| 2022 | 36 | 11 | 644 |
| 2021 | 31 | 11 | 624 |
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
212 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 440 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 230 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (170 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)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2024
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2024
- 35 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2024
- 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,250 | — | — |
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
- Open access Open access
Economics of Innovation and New Technology 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 …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
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
- 1043-8599
- Electronic ISSN
- 1476-8364
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economics of Innovation and New Technology
What CAS zone is Economics of Innovation and New Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economics of Innovation and New Technology is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 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 Economics of Innovation and New Technology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Economics of Innovation and New Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 212 days (interquartile range 119–440 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2024). 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 Economics of Innovation and New Technology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (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 3 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Economics of Innovation and New Technology 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 Italy (2), United Kingdom (1) and Israel (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economics of Innovation and New Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economics of Innovation and New Technology is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economics of Innovation and New Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Economics of Innovation and New Technology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,250.
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: .