Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Journal of Economics Race and Policy
ISSN 2520-8411 · eISSN 2520-842X · Springer Nature
Journal of Economics Race and Policy: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,290; median 218 days to acceptance (38 articles, last 24 months); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Economics Race and Policy is published by Springer Nature and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration and Labor Dynamics, Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies and Employment and Welfare Studies, together about 25.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy is a scholarly peer-reviewed publication which examines the intersection of local and global issues concerning economic conditions, race, ethnicity, and gender, along with policy prescriptions that address economic disparities. JERP publishes rigorous papers, both theoretical and empirical, examining the economic outcomes of both public and private sector market forces on groups distinguished by racial, tribal, ethnic, gender, and linguistic differences. The journal is wide ranging and encourages submissions that focus on one particular country or are cross country in nature. JERP is interdisciplinary and welcomes submissions from economics, sociology, political science, public policy and other relevant areas of study. The main emphasis of journal submissions should be on the economic outcome of differentiated groups and possible economic policy prescriptions to address these disparities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Gary HooverPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, Canada 2, Australia 2, United Kingdom 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences9.4%
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions8.1%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Names, Identity, and Discrimination ResearchSocial Sciences5%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences4.4%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.88%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 61,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 30 | 9 | 80 |
| 2023 | 21 | 10 | 54 |
| 2022 | 20 | 8 | 115 |
| 2021 | 18 | 11 | 178 |
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
218 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 135 days – 272 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (38 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 247 days
- Sample
- 38 articles with submission and acceptance dates (46 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".
Other sources
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,290 / EUR 2,690 / GBP 2,390 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review for Special Issues
Submissions will be subject to the usual length and style requirements of JERP and will be peer-reviewed through its normal refereeing process as well as by the guest editors. The peer-review process of any submission associated with a special issue is handled by the Guest Editor(s), who are responsible for identifying at least two referees for each article. In addition, the Guest Editor(s) write …
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2520-8411
- Electronic ISSN
- 2520-842X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economics Race and Policy
What CAS zone is Journal of Economics Race and Policy in?
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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Economics Race and Policy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Economics Race and Policy?
Based on the dates recorded on 38 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 218 days (interquartile range 135–272 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Economics Race and Policy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Economics Race and Policy based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Canada (2) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Economics Race and Policy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Economics Race and Policy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Economics Race and Policy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Economics Race and Policy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,290.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .