Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Public Sector Economics
ISSN 2459-8860 · Institute of Public Finance · Croatia
Public Sector Economics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Sector Economics is published by Institute of Public Finance. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fiscal Policies and Political Economy, Economic and Fiscal Studies and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Public Sector Economics is a scientific journal published by the Institute of Public Finance in Zagreb, Croatia. The journal welcomes original theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented papers that examine the role and functioning of the public sector at the macroeconomic, sectoral, and microeconomic levels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics and Econometrics
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Japan 1, Germany 1, France 1, Netherlands 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.9%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences7.7%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences4.1%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Q3 | 254/342 | 25th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q4 | 583/755 | 22nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 287 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 153 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 188 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 240 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 295 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 208 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 177 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewcript – with author details’. A typical book review should be no longer than 1,500 words. Review process The submissions are first evaluated by themain text ≤ 1,500 words
- reviewThe submissions are first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and at least one Editor. They can reject the submission without sending it to reviewers if they deter…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure statements
Disclosure of funding sources and conflicts of interest required at submission. Model summary
Authors are requested to disclose at the time of submission: all sources of financial support for the particular research described in their submission, including grants and other institutional and private funding;any financial or other potential conflicts of interest that might be perceived as influencing the results or interpretation of the analysis. For more details on disclosure statements, pl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data policy: authors must provide data/code sufficient for replication prior to acceptance and preserve them for at least five years after publication. Model summary
Authors of accepted papers that contain empirical work, simulations, or experimental work should be prepared to provide, prior to acceptance, information about the data, codes, and other details of the computations sufficient to permit replication, as well as information about access to data and codes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright notice
If accepted for publication, the authors will be asked to sign a Licence to Publish. Authors retain the copyright on the papers published in PSE but grant the right of publication to the journal. Authors must obtain the right to use copyright material (e.g. maps, drawings, literary quotes, lyrics) from its owner before publishing the paper in PSE. PSE is an Open Access Journal licensed under the C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access journal licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License; authors retain copyright but grant publication right to journal. Model summary
PSE is an Open Access Journal licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non/Commercial 4.0 International License, which permits non-commercial use and redistribution, as long as the licensed work is passed along unchanged and in whole, with credit to PSE as its original publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process
Crossmark used to detect updates, corrections, or retractions of published papers. Model summary
The submissions are first evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief and at least one Editor. They can reject the submission without sending it to reviewers if they determine that the paper is unlikely to be published. The authors are normally informed within two weeks about the standing of their submission: editorial rejection or initiation of the peer-reviewing process. All manuscripts that pass the initi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts are screened with plagiarism and AI-detection software; AI use must be declared in a statement placed above the references. Model summary
The authors understand that manuscript will be processed by industry-standard software to check for potential instances of plagiarism and use of generative AI or AI-assisted tools
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
- Institute of Public Finance
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2459-8860
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Sector Economics
How long does peer review take at Public Sector Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Sector Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Sector Economics based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Japan (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Public Sector Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Sector Economics is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Public Sector Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Public Sector Economics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .