Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economics of Transition
ISSN 0967-0750 · eISSN 1468-0351
Economics of Transition: impact factor 1.6 (journal website); subscription journal; review about 209 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Economics of Transition's largest topics are Post-Communist Economic and Political Transition, Russia and Soviet political economy and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, together about 45.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change (ETIC) (formerly: Economics of Transition, EoT) publishes research that investigates: How institutions affect economic performance, individual well-being, and other social and political outcomes What determines institutional change How reforms affect outcomes at the macroeconomic (country or region), intermediate (sector or industry), and microeconomic (firm and organisation) levels While the journal will still give attention to the formerly socialist countries, as well as China, East and South-East Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, it will also publish research that relates to other regions undergoing reforms and institutional transformation. ETIC also welcomes submissions from the fields of economic history, institutional and organisational economics, and political economy. The journal is committed to publishing high-quality research which is grounded in serious economic theory, uses convincing identification strategies, or introduces new data sets. The journal will also publish special issues focusing on particular themes, and organises Symposia on a regular basis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 50%); most named Mainland China 2, Germany 2 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial Sciences24%
- Russia and Soviet political economySocial Sciences13.5%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Eastern European Communism and ReformsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCIScopusCAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 520OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 30Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 60,121Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 924 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 534 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 726 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 859 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1,112 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1,216 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1,273 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
209 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
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
- ISSN
- 0967-0750
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0351
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economics of Transition
What is the impact factor of Economics of Transition?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 86.
How long does peer review take at Economics of Transition?
The publisher reports about 209 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8% (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 Economics of Transition?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Economics of Transition based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 50%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economics of Transition?
The journal's website lists SSCI, Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economics of Transition open access, and what is the APC?
Economics of Transition is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .