Journal profile · Statistics & Probability
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS
ISSN 0735-0015 · eISSN 1537-2707 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1983
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS: CAS Zone 2 · Mathematics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.34; hybrid open access; median 462 days to acceptance (31 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 2 of Mathematics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling and Market Dynamics and Volatility, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (JBES) publishes a range of articles, primarily applied statistical analyses of microeconomic, macroeconomic, forecasting, business, and finance related topics. More general papers in statistics, econometrics, computation, simulation, or graphics are also appropriate if they are immediately applicable to the journal's general topics of interest. Articles published in JBES contain significant results, high-quality methodological content, excellent exposition, and usually include a substantive empirical application.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Statistics & Probability
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.7%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics7.9%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics4.5%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.5%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Mathematics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 237OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 15.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 98LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,808 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 36 | 25 |
| 2025 | 106 | 43 | 126 |
| 2024 | 92 | 53 | 368 |
| 2023 | 77 | 43 | 793 |
| 2022 | 99 | 58 | 1,198 |
| 2021 | 114 | 72 | 2,304 |
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
462 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 332 days – 575 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 101 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 590 days
- Sample
- 31 articles with submission and acceptance dates (223 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1983
- ISSN
- 0735-0015
- Electronic ISSN
- 1537-2707
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS is in Zone 2 of Mathematics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Statistics & Probability / Economics / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Mathematics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.34; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 237.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS?
Based on the dates recorded on 31 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 462 days (interquartile range 332–575 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS is a hybrid 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: .