Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Journal of Public Economic Theory
ISSN 1097-3923 · eISSN 1467-9779 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of Public Economic Theory: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 254 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Public Economic Theory is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies and Economic theories and models, together about 33.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Public Economic Theory is dedicated to the publication of outstanding theoretical work in all areas of public finance. JPET judges the quality of submissions on the basis of their creativity and rigor and therefore imposes neither upper nor lower bound on the complexity of the techniques employed. Subjects which are central to the focus of JPET include but are not limited to: public goods, local public goods, club economies, externalities, taxation, growth, public choice, social and public decision making, voting, market failure, regulation, project evaluation, equity, and political systems. Examples of theoretical approaches that JPET is especially interested in encouraging include general equilibrium theory, game theory, evolution, experimentation, control theory and dynamics, simulation, axiomatic characterization, and first order and comparative static methods. JPET is devoted mainly to the publication of original research, but will also consider short notes, comments, survey papers, retrospectives, and exposita. The Journal of Public Economic Theory (JPET) recognizes the value in publishing quality research and literature, and is dedicated to advancing the subjects of theoretical public finance and economics. In support of this objective, all articles in JPET have undergone full peer review prior to publication.
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 Finance17.2%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Game Theory and Voting SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Auction Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.7%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | 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 |
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 | 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
EconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 0.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 528OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 44.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.91%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 81LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 81Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 60,790Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 26 | 9 |
| 2025 | 91 | 55 | 69 |
| 2024 | 52 | 31 | 66 |
| 2023 | 52 | 31 | 112 |
| 2022 | 78 | 35 | 314 |
| 2021 | 72 | 33 | 389 |
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
254 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 180 days – 423 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 283 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (146 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) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 252 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 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 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
Article types accepted1
- original articleArticle Type Description Other Requirements Original Articles Reports of new research findings or conceptual analyses that make a significant contribution to kn…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Authors should kindly note that submission implies that the content has not been published or submitted for publication elsewhere except as a brief abstract in the proceedings of a scientific meeting or symposium. New submissions, once prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal submission.wiley.com/journal/JPET. Should your manuscr…
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
- 1097-3923
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9779
- Society / sponsor
- Association of Public Economic Theory
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Economic Theory
What CAS zone is Journal of Public Economic Theory in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Public Economic Theory is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. 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 Public Economic Theory?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Public Economic Theory?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 254 days (interquartile range 180–423 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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.
Which databases index Journal of Public Economic Theory?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Public Economic Theory is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Public Economic Theory open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Public Economic Theory is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .