Journal profile · Multiple
New Political Economy
ISSN 1356-3467 · eISSN 1469-9923 · Taylor & Francis
New Political Economy: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.72; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 284 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Political Economy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 1 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Political Economy and Marxism, together about 30.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
New Political Economy aims to create a forum for work which combines the breadth of vision which characterised the classical political economy of the nineteenth century with the analytical advances of twentieth century social science. It seeks to represent the terrain of political economy scholarship across different disciplines, emphasising original and innovative work which explores new approaches and methodologies, and addresses core debates and issues of historical and contemporary relevance. These include: Domestic, comparative and global political economy Space, resources and environment Justice, inequality and development Global markets, institutions and regulation Peer Review All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.3%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences7.5%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences6.7%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Political and Economic history of UK and USSocial Sciences5.6%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: ISI Alerting Services, Social Scisearch, International Political Science Abstracts, Alternative Press Index, Zelter Verlag (IBZ/IBR)
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
- 2.72LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.81Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.23LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.23Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 874OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 537,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,499 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 75 | 35 |
| 2025 | 72 | 52 | 249 |
| 2024 | 51 | 39 | 485 |
| 2023 | 53 | 38 | 645 |
| 2022 | 53 | 35 | 1,588 |
| 2021 | 64 | 35 | 2,206 |
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
284 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 231 days – 455 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 298 days
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (176 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 12 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted1
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
New Political Economy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: All research articles have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1356-3467
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9923
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Political Economy
What CAS zone is New Political Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Political Economy is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Economics / International Relations / Political Science; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of New Political Economy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.72; CiteScore 9.5, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at New Political Economy?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 284 days (interquartile range 231–455 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. 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 JCR quartile is New Political Economy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Economics.
Which databases index New Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Political Economy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
New Political Economy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .