Journal profile · ECONOMICS
National Institute Economic Review
ISSN 0027-9501 · eISSN 1741-3036 · SAGE
National Institute Economic Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
National Institute Economic Review is published by SAGE 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 German Economic Analysis & Policies, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Global Financial Crisis and Policies, together about 27.6% 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)
The National Institute Economic Review is the peer-reviewed quarterly publication of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, one of Britain's oldest and most prestigious independent research organisations. The Institute's objective is to promote, through quantitative research, a deeper understanding of the interaction of economic and social forces that affect peoples' lives so that they may be improved. It has no political affiliation, and receives no core funding from government. Its research programme is organised around eight main themes: destitution, exclusion and strategies for wellbeing; education and skills; labour, employment and wages; macro-economic modelling and forecasting; macro-economics of climate change; monetary theory and policy; political economy and productivity, trade and regional economies. The Review has a long history of publishing leading articles in macroeconomics, forecasting and the impact of events such as Brexit and Covid-19 on households and specific industries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 22, United States 5, India 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Economic Analysis & PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.3%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Economic, financial, and policy analysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 530OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 57.41%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,022 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 23 | 19 | 11 |
| 2024 | 29 | 23 | 47 |
| 2023 | 34 | 30 | 96 |
| 2022 | 49 | 37 | 355 |
| 2021 | 48 | 31 | 330 |
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 | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewBook Review Lecture* Research Article* Review Article*Length not stated
- research articleBook Review Lecture* Research Article* Review Article*Length not stated
- review articleBook Review Lecture* Research Article* Review Article*Length not stated
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0027-9501
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3036
- Society / sponsor
- National Institute of Economic and Social Research
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about National Institute Economic Review
What CAS zone is National Institute Economic Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, National Institute Economic Review is in Zone 4 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.
Where are the editorial board members of National Institute Economic Review based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (22), United States (5) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index National Institute Economic Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, National Institute Economic Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is National Institute Economic Review open access, and what is the APC?
National Institute Economic Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .