Journal profile · ECONOMICS
International Journal of Social Economics
ISSN 0306-8293 · eISSN 1758-6712 · Emerald
International Journal of Social Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 100 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Social Economics is published by Emerald 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 Economic Theory and Institutions, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences6.1%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences5.8%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,231OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,379 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 2 | 10 |
| 2025 | 100 | 17 | 155 |
| 2024 | 116 | 10 | 567 |
| 2023 | 132 | 10 | 1,737 |
| 2022 | 121 | 8 | 1,560 |
| 2021 | 107 | 10 | 1,909 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0306-8293
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-6712
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Social Economics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Social Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Social Economics 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Social Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Social Economics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Social Economics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Social Economics is a fully open-access 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: .