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Journal of Forecasting
ISSN 0277-6693 · eISSN 1099-131X · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Forecasting: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.59; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 297 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 147 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Forecasting is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Forecasting Techniques and Applications and Market Dynamics and Volatility, together about 47% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Forecasting is an international journal that publishes refereed papers on forecasting. It is multidisciplinary, welcoming papers dealing with any aspect of forecasting: theoretical, practical, computational and methodological. A broad interpretation of the topic is taken with approaches from various subject areas, such as statistics, economics, psychology, systems engineering and social sciences, all encouraged. Furthermore, the Journal welcomes a wide diversity of applications in such fields as business, government, technology and the environment. Of particular interest are papers dealing with modelling issues and the relationship of forecasting systems to decision-making processes. New concepts of modelling are especially encouraged as well as practical details of actual applications of particular models.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Ngai HangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 11%); most named France 5, Hong Kong, China 4, Mainland China 2, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.8%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences14.3%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDecision Sciences6.7%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering3.4%
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 4 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Management | 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 |
| Minor | Management | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceINSPECCAB AbstractsMathSciNetzbMATHEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, RePEc
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
- 2.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,215OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 130LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 130Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 198,862Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,976 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 137 | 59 | 41 |
| 2025 | 147 | 68 | 259 |
| 2024 | 199 | 123 | 1,177 |
| 2023 | 126 | 68 | 1,152 |
| 2022 | 96 | 28 | 1,130 |
| 2021 | 101 | 28 | 1,536 |
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
297 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 172 days – 451 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 333 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (319 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 336 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,400 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright & Licensing
CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Model summary
o re-use and licensing rights certain funders Creative Commons License Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Subscription with OA option Model summary
This journal is a Subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC. You can read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online at https://authors.wiley.com/journal/for journalofforecasting@wiley.com Article Preparation Support Wiley Editing Services offers expert help with English Language Editing, as well as translation, manuscript formatting, figure illustration, figure formatting, and graphi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints accepted Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Journal of Forecasting will consider for review articles previously available as preprints.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0277-6693
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-131X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Forecasting
What CAS zone is Journal of Forecasting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Forecasting is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Management. 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 Forecasting?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.59; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Forecasting?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 297 days (interquartile range 172–451 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Forecasting based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (5), Hong Kong, China (4) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Forecasting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Forecasting is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts, MathSciNet, zbMATH, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Forecasting open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Forecasting is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .