Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Journal of Economic Integration
ISSN 1225-651X · eISSN 1976-5525 · Sejong University
Journal of Economic Integration: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 99 days to acceptance (56 articles, last 24 months); 26 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Economic Integration is published by Sejong University and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global trade and economics, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (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
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.9%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 391OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,170 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 14 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 114 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 114 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 208 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 389 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 82 days (56 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 56 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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".
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).
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
- Sejong University
- ISSN
- 1225-651X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1976-5525
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic Integration
What CAS zone is Journal of Economic Integration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Economic Integration is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Economic Integration?
Based on the dates recorded on 56 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 78–151 days). 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 Economic Integration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Economic Integration is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Economic Integration open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Economic Integration 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .