Journal profile · Multiple
Economics & Politics
ISSN 0954-1985 · eISSN 1468-0343 · Wiley-Blackwell
Economics & Politics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,240; median 153 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Economics & Politics is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Fiscal Policies and Political Economy and Electoral Systems and Political Participation, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Economics & Politics focuses on analytical political economy, broadly defined as the study of economic and political phenomena and policy in models that include political processes, institutions and markets. The journal is the source for innovative theoretical and empirical work on the intersection of politics and economics, at both domestic and international levels, and aims to promote new approaches on how these forces interact to affect political outcomes and policy choices, economic performance and societal welfare. Economics & Politics is pleased to receive Original Articles for submission. We do not currently process Commentaries, Book Reviews, Research Letters, or Short Papers less than 3,000 words.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Lei XuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 20%); most named United States 9, Australia 9, Mainland China 7, United Kingdom 3, Canada 2 (35 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 Finance12.2%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences8.2%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Economic Policies and ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.5%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
Web of ScienceEconLitCurrent 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
- 2.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 406OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 55Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 80,613Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 13 | 14 |
| 2025 | 61 | 35 | 92 |
| 2024 | 59 | 34 | 300 |
| 2023 | 41 | 24 | 213 |
| 2022 | 37 | 14 | 302 |
| 2021 | 37 | 11 | 385 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 334 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 169 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 153 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,240 / EUR 2,740 / GBP 2,160 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 5–7
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- commentarysubmission. We do not currently process Commentaries, Book Reviews, Research Letters, or Short Papers less than 3,000 words. 3. PREPARING THE SUBMISSION Parts o…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
The journal expects authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.All accepted manuscripts may elect to publish a data availability state…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices)”
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors-in-Chief determine that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy Model summary
This journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints on non-commercial servers such as ArXiv, bioRxiv, psyArXiv, SocArXiv, engrXiv, etc. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to non-commercial servers at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0954-1985
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-0343
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 2 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Economics & Politics
What CAS zone is Economics & Politics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Economics & Politics is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics / Political Science. 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 & Politics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.18; CiteScore 3, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Economics & Politics?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 98–334 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 & Politics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 5–7; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 & Politics based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Australia (9) and Mainland China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Economics & Politics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Economics & Politics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Economics & Politics open access, and what is the APC?
Economics & Politics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,240.
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: .