Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice
ISSN 1800-9581 · eISSN 2336-9205 · Sciendo · Poland
Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice is published by Sciendo 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 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.8%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
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 | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | 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
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 41.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 56 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 202 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 220 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 342 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 407 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1800-9581
- Electronic ISSN
- 2336-9205
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Business, Finance. 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
Which databases index Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .