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Intereconomics
ISSN 0020-5346 · eISSN 1613-964X · Springer Nature · Switzerland · 6 issues per year
Intereconomics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Intereconomics is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic, financial, and policy analysis, Global trade and economics and Global Financial Crisis and Policies, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Intereconomics publishes papers dealing with economic and social policy issues in Europe. The journal consists of the following sections: editorial, forum and articles. The editorial section contains brief comments on the latest questions of economic policy in Europe or effecting Europe. In the forum, different authors (researchers, politicians, representatives of trade unions and of employers’ associations etc.) voice their opinions on one particular current economic policy problem facing Europe. The articles, mostly written by economic researchers, address European economic policy issues and trends.The scope of Intereconomics covers the following:investigates economic and social policy issues in Europe;offers brief comments on current questions of economic policy in Europe;presents various opinions and perspectives on selected current economic policy problems;All articles published are made available online; publication costs are covered by the Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief E-mail PhonePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 3, Belgium 1, Austria 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic, financial, and policy analysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.9%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- European Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences5.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 58/283 | 79th |
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 66/235 | 72nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 459OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 999 |
| 2025 | 69 | 69 | 1,379 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 1,612 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 1,774 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 1,521 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 1,363 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,690 / EUR 2,040 / GBP 1,760 | — | — | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0020-5346
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-964X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Intereconomics
How long does peer review take at Intereconomics?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Intereconomics based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (3), Belgium (1) and Austria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Intereconomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Intereconomics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Intereconomics open access, and what is the APC?
Intereconomics 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .