Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
ISSN 0167-2681 · eISSN 1879-1751 · Elsevier
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.73; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,180; 435 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is published by Elsevier 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 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics and Economic theories and models, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences20%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences9.2%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences6.2%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.9%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences3.3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
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 | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.73LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 229OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,483OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 46.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 396LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,913 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 294 | 199 | 86 |
| 2025 | 435 | 233 | 780 |
| 2024 | 399 | 231 | 2,387 |
| 2023 | 401 | 232 | 4,717 |
| 2022 | 402 | 217 | 5,501 |
| 2021 | 453 | 236 | 9,274 |
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
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 3,180 / EUR 2,970 / GBP 2,550 / JPY 394,420 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0167-2681
- Electronic ISSN
- 1879-1751
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization
What CAS zone is Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 Economic Behavior & Organization?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.73; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 229.
Which databases index Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,180.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .