Journal profile · ECONOMICS
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
ISSN 0895-3309 · eISSN 1944-7965 · American Economic Association
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.99; fully open access; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES is published by American Economic Association and is in Zone 1 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Theory and Policy and Economic theories and models, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Economic Perspectives, first published in 1987, aims to bridge the gap between the general interest business and financial press and standard academic journals of economics. The journal publishes four issues per year, which are publicly accessible at no charge, compliments of the American Economic Association.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 9.99LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 15.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 6.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 392OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,705OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,436 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 38 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 358 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 816 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 2,563 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 2,696 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 2,973 |
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
Articles are primarily solicited by the editorial team, but all unsolicited material is considered. Model summary
Articles appearing in the journal are primarily solicited by the editorial team. However, we do look at all unsolicited material.
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
- American Economic Association
- ISSN
- 0895-3309
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-7965
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Economics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.99; CiteScore 15.4, h-index 392.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES 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: .