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Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
ISSN 2333-5955 · eISSN 2333-5963 · University of Chicago Press
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.01; subscription journal; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists is published by University of Chicago Press 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 Climate Change Policy and Economics, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies and Economic and Environmental Valuation, together about 47.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frequency: 6 issues/year ISSN: 2333-5955 E-ISSN: 2333-5963 2025 JCR Impact Factor*: 3.1 Ranked #135 out of 626 “Economics” journals 2025 CiteScore*: 4.7 Ranked #216 out of 755 “Economics and Econometrics” journals; and ranked #159 out of 432 “Environmental Science: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law” journals As an official research journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, JAERE publishes papers that are devoted to environmental and natural resource issues. The journal's principal mission is to provide a forum for the scholarly exchange of ideas in the intersection of human behavior and the natural environment. Focusing on original, full-length or short (e.g., conforming to guidelines for AER:Insights) research papers that offer substantial new insights for scholars of environmental and resource economics, JAERE presents a range of articles that are relevant for public policy, using approaches that are theoretical, empirical, or both. View content coverage periods and institutional full-run subscription rates for the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. *Journal Impact Factor™ 2024 courtesy of the Journal Citation Reports (JCR)™ (Clarivate 2025). Scopus CiteScore (Elsevier B.V.). Retrieved June 2025, from scopus.com/sources. Press ReleasesMedia University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2025 indices August 27, 2026 Do higher gas prices lead to increased usage of electric cars? May 6, 2026 University of Chicago Press journals earn top rankings in 2024 indices August 8, 2025 All press releases Like solar, most of the first home battery subsidies went to the wealthy. We need a fairer approach Read the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists article cited in MSN June 10, 2026 Like solar, most of the first home battery subsidies went to the wealthy. We need a fairer approach Read the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists article cited in Yahoo! News June 10, 2026 All media
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.9%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy15.6%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.9%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering3.6%
- Energy Efficiency and ManagementEnergy3.5%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science3%
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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | 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 | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.01LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 288OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 52LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 581 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 9 | 17 |
| 2025 | 44 | 9 | 68 |
| 2024 | 66 | 14 | 307 |
| 2023 | 58 | 17 | 481 |
| 2022 | 61 | 19 | 826 |
| 2021 | 44 | 7 | 792 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 2333-5955
- Electronic ISSN
- 2333-5963
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
What CAS zone is Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.01; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 65.
Which databases index Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .