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Independent Review
ISSN 1086-1653
Independent Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.13; subscription journal; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Independent Review 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 American Constitutional Law and Politics, Economic Theory and Institutions and Political Philosophy and Ethics, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences14%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences6.6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Political Theory and InfluenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
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 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
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
SSCILetPub
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
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 174 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 1086-1653
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Independent Review
What CAS zone is Independent Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Independent Review is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Political Science. 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.
What is the impact factor of Independent Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.13; h-index 20.
Which databases index Independent Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Independent Review is indexed in SSCI.
Is Independent Review open access, and what is the APC?
Independent Review 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .