Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Kyklos
ISSN 0023-5962 · eISSN 1467-6435 · Wiley-Blackwell
Kyklos: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,800; median 258 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 90 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kyklos 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 Economic Theory and Policy, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Economic Theory and Institutions, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
KYKLOS views economics as a social science and as such favours contributions dealing with issues relevant to contemporary society, as well as economic policy applications. Since its inception over 70 years ago, KYKLOS has earned a worldwide reputation for publishing a broad range of articles from international scholars on real world issues. KYKLOS encourages unorthodox, original approaches to topical economic and social issues with a multinational application, and promises to give fresh insights into topics of worldwide interest. KYKLOS provides information on political economy worldwide, containing contributions from scholars of international status. KYKLOS keeps its readership informed as to the latest trends and development in political economy. KYKLOS is intended for the reader from the academic, administrative and business sector with an interest in scientific economics. Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) America: History & Life (EBSCO Publishing) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Business ASAP (GALE Cengage) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) EconLit (AEA) Expanded Academic ASAP (GALE Cengage) GEOBASE (Elsevier) Historical Abstracts (EBSCO Publishing) IBR & IBZ: International Bibliographies of Periodical Literature (KG Saur) InfoTrac (GALE Cengage) International Political Science Abstracts (IPSA) Journal Citation Reports/Social Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) OmniFile Full Text Mega Edition (HW Wilson) OmniFile Full Text Select (HW Wilson) Periodical Index Online (ProQuest) ProQuest ProQuest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Central K-380 ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest) RePEc: Research Papers in Economics Research Library (ProQuest) Research Library Prep (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social science Database (ProQuest) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.4%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- European Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
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 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
AHCIEconLitCurrent 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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,024OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.8%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 82Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 130,260Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,591 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 37 | 14 |
| 2025 | 90 | 59 | 128 |
| 2024 | 67 | 50 | 234 |
| 2023 | 51 | 36 | 303 |
| 2022 | 39 | 21 | 293 |
| 2021 | 31 | 10 | 374 |
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
258 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 175 days – 344 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 276 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (156 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)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 229 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 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 3,800 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,550 | — | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- 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
- 0023-5962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-6435
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 79, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kyklos
What CAS zone is Kyklos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kyklos is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 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 Kyklos?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Kyklos?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 258 days (interquartile range 175–344 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Kyklos?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index Kyklos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kyklos is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists AHCI, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Kyklos open access, and what is the APC?
Kyklos is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,800.
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: .