Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Games and Economic Behavior
ISSN 0899-8256 · eISSN 1090-2473 · Elsevier
Games and Economic Behavior: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.12; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,720; 156 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Games and Economic Behavior is published by Elsevier 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 Game Theory and Applications, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Auction Theory and Applications, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences17.2%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences13.3%
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences13.3%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences4.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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 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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,299OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 132LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,338 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 69 | 22 |
| 2025 | 156 | 85 | 122 |
| 2024 | 159 | 97 | 437 |
| 2023 | 171 | 86 | 816 |
| 2022 | 157 | 86 | 928 |
| 2021 | 141 | 68 | 1,300 |
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.
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 2,720 / EUR 2,540 / GBP 2,180 / JPY 337,360 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0899-8256
- Electronic ISSN
- 1090-2473
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Games and Economic Behavior
What CAS zone is Games and Economic Behavior in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Games and Economic Behavior is in Zone 3 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 Games and Economic Behavior?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.12; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 171.
Which databases index Games and Economic Behavior?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Games and Economic Behavior is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Games and Economic Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Games and Economic Behavior is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,720.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .