Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
European Journal of Comparative Economics
ISSN 1824-2979 · Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC · Italy
European Journal of Comparative Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 14 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Comparative Economics is published by Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC 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 Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, together about 22.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences4.8%
- Regional Development and PolicySocial Sciences4.8%
- Unemployment and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
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 | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 44.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1824-2979
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Comparative Economics
What CAS zone is European Journal of Comparative Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Comparative Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Comparative Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks. 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.
Which databases index European Journal of Comparative Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Comparative Economics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Comparative Economics open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Comparative Economics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .