Journal profile · Multiple
Land Economics
ISSN 0023-7639 · eISSN 1543-8325 · University of Wisconsin Press
Land Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; hybrid open access; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Land Economics is published by University of Wisconsin Press 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 Economic and Environmental Valuation, Housing Market and Economics and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 39.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Land Economics publishes papers related to the economics of natural and environmental resources, emphasizing conceptual and/or empirical work with direct relevance for public policy. Founded in 1925 as the Journal of Land and Public Utility Economics, the publication features research related to environmental quality, natural resources, housing, urban and rural land use, transportation, and other areas in both developed and developing country contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Daniel J. PhaneufPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance19.8%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science5%
- Agricultural Economics and PolicyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Water resources management and optimizationEngineering4.4%
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 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | 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 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | 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
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Business Economics and Theory, Business Index, CABI Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases, AgBiotechNet, Agricultural Economics Database, Agroforestry Abstracts, Animal Breeding Abstracts, Animal Production Database, Animal Science Database, Biocontrol News and Information, Biofuels Abstracts, Crop Science Database, Environmental Impact, Forest Products Abstracts, Forest Science Database, Global Health, Grasslands and Forage Abstracts, Horticultural Science, InfoTree, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts, Leisure Tourism, Maize Abstracts, Nutrition and Food Sciences Database, Organic Research Database, Pig News and Information, Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts, Plant Genetics and Breeding Database, Plant Protection Database, Review of Agricultural Entomology
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,825OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 14 | 25 |
| 2024 | 27 | 16 | 56 |
| 2023 | 38 | 36 | 242 |
| 2022 | 35 | 21 | 242 |
| 2021 | 139 | 41 | 875 |
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of Wisconsin Press
- ISSN
- 0023-7639
- Electronic ISSN
- 1543-8325
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Land Economics
What CAS zone is Land Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Land Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Environmental Studies. 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 Land Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 171.
Which databases index Land Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Land Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Land Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Land Economics is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .