Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Journal of Econometrics
ISSN 0304-4076 · eISSN 1872-6895 · Elsevier BV · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1973
Journal of Econometrics: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.69; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,570; review about 467 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 171 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Econometrics is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 2 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, Statistical Methods and Inference and Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling, together about 38% of its articles. Its main subfields are Statistics and Probability and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Econometrics serves as an outlet for important, high quality, new research in both theoretical and applied econometrics. The scope of the Journal includes papers dealing with identification, estimation, testing, decision, and prediction issues encountered in economic research. Classical Bayesian statistics, experimental design, and machine learning methods are decidedly within the range of the Journal's interests.There are two types of submissions 1. Regular (open submissions):full length papers, orshort papers less than 15 pages.A Themed issue is a collection of regular (open)submissions on the same topic proposed and/or approved by the Co-Editors. A full list of Themed Issues currently open for submission can be found here. Proposals for themed issues can be sent to [email protected]2. Invited papers The Co-Editors may invite contributions to“how to” papers on topics of interest in applied economics.“Annals Issues” to mark special events.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics11.7%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics5.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceMathematics4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | 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
- 4.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 6.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135LetPub ·
- h-index
- 345OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,310OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.03OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 75 | 63 |
| 2025 | 171 | 75 | 304 |
| 2024 | 194 | 109 | 1,097 |
| 2023 | 211 | 108 | 4,402 |
| 2022 | 153 | 81 | 2,862 |
| 2021 | 180 | 88 | 11,332 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
467 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 3–8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 467 daysPublisher 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 4,570 / EUR 4,280 / GBP 3,660 / JPY 566,820 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,970 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
Publisher websitePolicy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 4,970 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0304-4076
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-6895
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Econometrics
What CAS zone is Journal of Econometrics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Econometrics is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Econometrics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.69; CiteScore 7.3, h-index 345.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Econometrics?
The publisher reports about 467 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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 Econometrics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Econometrics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Econometrics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Econometrics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,570.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .