Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Journal of the Knowledge Economy
ISSN 1868-7865 · eISSN 1868-7873 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Journal of the Knowledge Economy: impact factor 3.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 398 days to acceptance (68 articles, last 24 months); 568 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Knowledge Economy is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Economic Growth and Development, together about 27.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
In the context of rapid globalization and technological capacity, the world’s economies today are driven increasingly by knowledge—the expertise, skills, experience, education, understanding, awareness, perception, and other qualities required to communicate, interpret, and analyze information. New wealth is created by the application of knowledge to improve productivity—and to create new products, services, systems, and process (i.e., to innovate). The Journal of the Knowledge Economy focuses on the dynamics of the knowledge-based economy, with an emphasis on the role of knowledge creation, diffusion, and application across three economic levels: (1) the systemic "meta" or "macro"-level, (2) the organizational "meso"-level, and (3) the individual "micro"-level. The journal incorporates insights from the fields of economics, management, law, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and political science to shed new light on the evolving role of knowledge, with a particular emphasis on how innovation can be leveraged to provide solutions to complex problems and issues, including global crises in environmental sustainability, education, and economic development. Articles emphasize empirical studies, underscoring a comparative approach, and, to a lesser extent, case studies and theoretical articles. The journal balances practice/application and theory/concepts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Elias G. CarayannisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Italy 22, United States 21, Greece 15, Mainland China 10, France 10 (135 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9.2%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science7.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- University-Industry-Government Innovation ModelsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Firm Innovation and GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
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)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SSCI for editorial reasons on 18 November 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, 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
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,271OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 561LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,500,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,346 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 369 | 103 | 115 |
| 2025 | 568 | 307 | 1,280 |
| 2024 | 774 | 142 | 7,270 |
| 2023 | 572 | 184 | 9,063 |
| 2022 | 237 | 99 | 6,311 |
| 2021 | 149 | 54 | 4,904 |
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
398 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 211 days – 579 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 416 days
- Sample
- 68 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,109 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
- Submission to first decision
- 188 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 3,390 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests must be disclosed. Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency policy. Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of the Knowledge Economy, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1868-7865
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-7873
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Knowledge Economy
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Knowledge Economy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.8; CiteScore 8, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Knowledge Economy?
Based on the dates recorded on 68 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 398 days (interquartile range 211–579 days). 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 the Knowledge Economy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA. 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 the Knowledge Economy based?
Of the 135 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (22), United States (21) and Greece (15). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Knowledge Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Knowledge Economy is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Knowledge Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Knowledge Economy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .