Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Metroeconomica
ISSN 0026-1386 · eISSN 1467-999X · Wiley-Blackwell
Metroeconomica: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 286 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metroeconomica 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, Economic theories and models and Political Economy and Marxism, together about 52.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Metroeconomica is a journal of analytical economics providing an international forum for debate among competing theories and research programs, addressing the role of social institutions, technical change and income distribution, emphasizing the behavioural foundations of economics, exploring methodological innovations in economics and from other disciplines. Metroeconomica is open to empirical contributions related to the above themes. Founded by Eraldo Fossati and first published in 1949.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 2, United States 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.8%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences9.5%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.8%
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 |
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 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
Web of ScienceINSPECEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 448OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 40,299Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 42 | 28 | 47 |
| 2024 | 40 | 29 | 73 |
| 2023 | 41 | 25 | 103 |
| 2022 | 48 | 18 | 177 |
| 2021 | 51 | 13 | 286 |
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
286 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 201 days – 374 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (60 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 304 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 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)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 249 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Follows COPE core practices Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-anonymous peer review Model summary
This journal operates under a single-anonymous peer review model.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0026-1386
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-999X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Metroeconomica
What CAS zone is Metroeconomica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Metroeconomica is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 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 Metroeconomica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 2, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Metroeconomica?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 286 days (interquartile range 201–374 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17% (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.
Where are the editorial board members of Metroeconomica based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Metroeconomica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metroeconomica is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Metroeconomica open access, and what is the APC?
Metroeconomica is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .