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Journal of Industrial Economics
ISSN 0022-1821 · eISSN 1467-6451 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Industrial Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Industrial Economics 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 Merger and Competition Analysis, Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing and Digital Platforms and Economics, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
First published in 1952 (front page of the first issue), The Journal of Industrial Economics has a wide international circulation and is recognized as a leading journal in the field. It was founded to promote the analysis of modern industry, particularly the behaviour of firms and the functioning of markets. Contributions are welcomed in all areas of industrial economics: including organization of industry; applied oligopoly theory; product differentiation and technical change; theory of the firm and internal organization; regulation, monopoly, merger and technology policy. These subjects may often draw on adjacent areas such as international economics, labour economics and law, but it is not the goal of The Journal of Industrial Economics to publish papers that would better fit in specialized journals in these other fields. The Journal of Industrial Economics has a tradition of publishing a blend of theory and evidence. Theoretical papers are welcomed and should be presented so as to highlight their implications for policy and/or empirical analysis. Likewise, empirical papers should have a sound theoretical base; and where novel econometric techniques are applied these should be clearly explained. Case studies should be motivated by, and inform, economic theory and should avoid pure description. The Editors are ready to publish exceptionally shorter notes which report significant new data or results, or are short comments on subjects which have featured in previous issues of The Journal of Industrial Economics. Notes appear in the contents of the printed version but the full text appears only in the online version of the journal. Books are not reviewed, but substantial review articles will be considered for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 28, United Kingdom 5, Germany 4, Italy 3, Canada 3 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.2%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting15.4%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.9%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
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 | Business, Finance | 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 | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | 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
INSPECEconLitCurrent 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
- 1.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,207OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 41.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 29Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 98,324Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 20 | 12 |
| 2025 | 37 | 24 | 24 |
| 2024 | 30 | 24 | 111 |
| 2023 | 72 | 49 | 334 |
| 2022 | 39 | 17 | 404 |
| 2021 | 37 | 14 | 480 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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
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 3,350 / EUR 2,780 / GBP 2,220 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- 0022-1821
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-6451
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Industrial Economics
What CAS zone is Journal of Industrial Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Industrial Economics is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Industrial Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.42; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 158.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Industrial Economics based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), United Kingdom (5) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Industrial Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Industrial Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Industrial Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Industrial Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .