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Journal of Government and Economics
ISSN 2667-3193 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Journal of Government and Economics: fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; review about 127 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Government and Economics is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fiscal Policies and Political Economy, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Corruption and Economic Development, together about 26.7% 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)
The Journal of Government and Economics (JGE) is an economics journal specializing in the study of the relationship between the government and the market economy. It regards the government as a key player - either as a promoter and stakeholder or as an impediment to the market economy - and focuses on the role of government in economic development. The journal aims to promote academic research into the government's role, incentives, and behavior in the market economy.The journal welcomes submissions of both theoretical and empirical papers in the field of Government and Economics. Particular attention will be paid to evidence-based studies.Topics will include: Government and economic growth and developmentGovernment and market cultivationGovernance and regulationGovernment and economic development in the historyGovernment and historical political economyIndustrial policyLand supply and transferGovernment incentives and globalizationGovernment behavior and savingsGovernment functions and public goodsFiscal revenue and government behaviorGovernment and state-owned enterprisesIncentives of central and local governments
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief David LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 15 in mainland China (about 48%); most named Mainland China 15, United States 9, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Natural Resources and Economic DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 82/283 | 71st |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q2 | 305/755 | 59th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 153 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 168 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 296 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 243 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 240 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 81 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 20 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
127 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 5 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 127 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,650 / EUR 1,540 / GBP 1,320 / JPY 204,650 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,650 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Generative AI use must be declared Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
Maximum of 5 keywords Model summary
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Declaration of competing interest required Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
License Agreement upon acceptance Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement' (see more information on this). Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license.Author rightsAs an author you (or your employer or institution) have certain rights to reuse your work. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-3193
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Government and Economics
How long does peer review take at Journal of Government and Economics?
The publisher reports about 127 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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 Government and Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Government and Economics based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 15 (about 48%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (15), United States (9) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Government and Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Government and Economics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Government and Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Government and Economics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .