Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Journal of the European Economic Association
ISSN 1542-4766 · eISSN 1542-4774 · Wiley-Blackwell
Journal of the European Economic Association: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.45; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,668; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the European Economic Association is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic theories and models, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the European Economic Association has a worldwide reputation for publishing articles of the highest scientific quality in theoretical and empirical economics for a global audience. JEEA has an excellent Impact Factor and is highly ranked in the ISI Economics category (view the latest metrics from the journal below).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Economic Policies and ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC, 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
- 3.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 19Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 7.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,234OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 327,759Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,738 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 36 | 144 |
| 2025 | 70 | 31 | 185 |
| 2024 | 57 | 34 | 559 |
| 2023 | 77 | 46 | 1,696 |
| 2022 | 73 | 43 | 1,783 |
| 2021 | 54 | 35 | 2,525 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,540 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1542-4766
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-4774
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the European Economic Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the European Economic Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the European Economic Association is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Economics; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the European Economic Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.45; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 190.
Which databases index Journal of the European Economic Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the European Economic Association is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the European Economic Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the European Economic Association is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,668.
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: .