Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Public Finance Review
ISSN 1091-1421 · eISSN 1552-7530 · SAGE
Public Finance Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 262 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 13.6% (journal website); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Finance 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Local Government Finance and Decentralization and Taxation and Compliance Studies, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Public Finance Review (PFR), peer-reviewed and published bi-monthly, is a professional forum devoted to economic research, theory, and policy applications, focusing on a variety … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 24, United Kingdom 3, France 2, Italy 2, Canada 2 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance25.7%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences10%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences8.9%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.2%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 390OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 983 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 7 | 9 |
| 2025 | 25 | 9 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 | 58 |
| 2023 | 32 | 13 | 168 |
| 2022 | 35 | 9 | 194 |
| 2021 | 23 | 4 | 95 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
262 dayssubmission to acceptance
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13.6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 262 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
Original, unpublished work not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Submission of a manuscript will be taken to imply that the submission has only original and unpublished work that is not submitted for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Authors retain copyright Model summary
Authors retain the Copyright in their Contribution.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1091-1421
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-7530
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Finance Review
What CAS zone is Public Finance Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Public Finance 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.
What is the impact factor of Public Finance Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Public Finance Review?
The publisher reports about 262 days (submission to acceptance); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13.6%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Public Finance Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≥ 4. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Public Finance Review based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (24), United Kingdom (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Public Finance Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Finance Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Public Finance Review open access, and what is the APC?
Public Finance Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .