Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change
ISSN 2577-6975 · eISSN 2577-6983 · Wiley-Blackwell
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.61; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,010; median 236 days to acceptance (63 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Global trade and economics and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (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
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences4.1%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
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
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB 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
- 1.61LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 30Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 60,121Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 360 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 38 | 22 | 37 |
| 2024 | 47 | 25 | 135 |
| 2023 | 51 | 30 | 268 |
| 2022 | 40 | 11 | 229 |
| 2021 | 52 | 10 | 313 |
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
236 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 179 days – 324 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (63 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 257 days
- Sample
- 63 articles with submission and acceptance dates (77 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 | USD 3,010 / EUR 2,500 / GBP 2,040 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 2577-6975
- Electronic ISSN
- 2577-6983
- 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 and Institutional Change
What CAS zone is Economics of Transition and Institutional Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change 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 Economics of Transition and Institutional Change?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.61; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Economics of Transition and Institutional Change?
Based on the dates recorded on 63 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 236 days (interquartile range 179–324 days); 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 and Institutional Change?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Economics of Transition and Institutional Change 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 and Institutional Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economics of Transition and Institutional Change open access, and what is the APC?
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,010.
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: .