Journal profile · ECONOMICS
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies
ISSN 2524-4892 · eISSN 1881-4387 · Springer Nature
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 305 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies is published by Springer Nature 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Global trade and economics and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 31.6% 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)
The International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, IJEPS, aims at developing economic policy studies. The journal offers comprehensive coverage of both applied economics and multidisciplinary policy studies. IJEPS seeks applied economic studies that are rich in policy implications, based not only on reliable economic models but also on robust econometric analyses. It also encourages multidisciplinary studies that focus on policy-making process and policy implementation and deployment. In addition to economic science, the methodology includes methods in law, political science, sociology, psychology, behavioral science, and other social sciences. Studies of economic thought and history as a foundation of policy making are also within the scope of the journal. Areas of interest include: Public finance Money and finance Industrial organization Public choice Labor and demography Health, education, and welfare Transportation, tourism, and regional economies Energy and environment International trade and investment Economic development and growth Law and economics Institutions and comparative systems Articles that examine other areas related to economic policy are also welcome. IJEPS contains not only purely academic articles, but also those on hot policy debates as special features. In order that economic policy studies be useful in real society, they should be considered from various points of view. For example, fairness and equality are important as well as efficiency, and the policy-making process is important as well as policy itself. In the special features of IJEPS, hot economic policy issues are raised so that the discussion will be beneficial for considering policy implementation. IJEPS welcomes contributions of active scholars and especially encourages young economists to submit their articles. While these purely academic articles are aimed at readers from academic and research institutions, the special features are expected to attract interest from professionals engaging in policy making in government. IJEPS is an official journal of the Japan Economic Policy Association, JEPA, one of the oldest economics associations in Japan, founded in 1940. Content published in this journal is peer reviewed (Double Blind).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Taizo MotonishiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Japan 27, United States 6, Singapore 3, India 2, Mainland China 1 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| 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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 52,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 253 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| 2024 | 25 | 9 | 144 |
| 2023 | 20 | 5 | 49 |
| 2022 | 27 | 13 | 104 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 149 |
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
305 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 250 days – 369 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 333 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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
- Submission to first decision
- 60 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
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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Change Policy
Authorship change policy Model summary
Requests to change the list of authors after submission are only considered when there is a clear and reasonable explanation. All authors must provide written agreement for the change. If a request does not provide a valid reason, contains unclear or conflicting information, or raises concerns about authorship ethics (for example, adding someone who did not contribute, removing someone who did con…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in International Journal of Economic Policy Studies, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Peer review policy This journal operates a double-blind peer-review system, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as figures of supplementary mater…
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
- ISSN
- 2524-4892
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-4387
- Society / sponsor
- Japan Economic Policy Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Economic Policy Studies
What CAS zone is International Journal of Economic Policy Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Economic Policy Studies is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. 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 International Journal of Economic Policy Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Economic Policy Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 305 days (interquartile range 250–369 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Economic Policy Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Economic Policy Studies based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (27), United States (6) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Economic Policy Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Economic Policy Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Economic Policy Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Economic Policy Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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: .