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National Tax Journal
ISSN 0028-0283 · eISSN 1944-7477 · University of Chicago Press
National Tax Journal: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; subscription journal; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
National Tax Journal is published by University of Chicago Press 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 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Taxation and Compliance Studies, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting22.7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.4%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.6%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences9.9%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
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 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | 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 | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.94LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 126OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,431OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,594 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 47 | 10 | 87 |
| 2024 | 45 | 4 | 114 |
| 2023 | 47 | 8 | 210 |
| 2022 | 43 | 5 | 345 |
| 2021 | 46 | 2 | 415 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 Chicago Press
- ISSN
- 0028-0283
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-7477
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about National Tax Journal
What CAS zone is National Tax Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, National Tax Journal is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics / Business, Finance. 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 National Tax Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 126.
Which databases index National Tax Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, National Tax Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is National Tax Journal open access, and what is the APC?
National Tax Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .