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International Economic Journal
ISSN 1016-8737 · eISSN 1743-517X · Taylor & Francis
International Economic Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 136 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Economic Journal is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Global trade and economics and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 38.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Economic Journal is a peer-reviewed, scholarly journal devoted to publishing high-quality papers and sharing original economics research worldwide. We invite theoretical and empirical papers in the broadly-defined development and international economics areas. Papers in other sub-disciplines of economics (e.g., labor, public, money, macro, industrial organizations, health, environment and history) are also welcome if they contain international or cross-national dimensions in their scope and/or implications. In order to be considered for publication, submitted manuscripts have to be based on solid analytical economic methodologies. Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (all)
Editor-in-chief Yun Jung KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 3, Switzerland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, RePEc, IBSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.43Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 457OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 29,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 3 | 51 |
| 2024 | 34 | 5 | 120 |
| 2023 | 33 | 2 | 225 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 | 115 |
| 2021 | 26 | 5 | 198 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (64 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Economic Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process: initial editor appraisal, then double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1016-8737
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-517X
- Society / sponsor
- Korea International Economic Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Economic Journal
What CAS zone is International Economic Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Economic Journal is in Zone 4 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 International Economic Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at International Economic Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 95–216 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 International Economic Journal based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (3) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Economic Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Economic Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Economic Journal open access, and what is the APC?
International Economic Journal is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .