Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Quantitative Economics
ISSN 1759-7323 · eISSN 1759-7331 · Econometric Society · United States
Quantitative Economics: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.35; fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quantitative Economics is published by Econometric Society and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques and Spatial and Panel Data Analysis, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Quantitative Economics is oriented towards (1) empirical research that is rigorously informed by econometrics and/or economic theory and (2) econometric and theory work that is empirically directed. In particular, the journal welcomes theoretical and computational papers that have empirical orientation, such as work on identification or estimation and computational techniques with practical interest. Quantitative Economics aims at covering a variety of applied fields, including labor economics, industrial organization, development and growth economics, macroeconomics, international economics, public finance and social economics. The editorial board is especially interested in providing a forum for papers that are innovative beyond established types of analysis, for papers that are willing to challenge conventional ways of conducting empirically oriented work, and for papers that build new bridges across fields. Quantitative Economics’ editorial board strives to reduce the length of the editorial process, keeping at a minimum multiple revisions and trying to avoid delays while maintaining the highest standards in the editorial process. Most submitted articles are refereed carefully at Quantitative Economics. Nevertheless, some papers are rejected after having been read by a member of the editorial board but without providing detailed reports. This is intended as a service to authors to avoid them waiting when papers are clearly not suitable, and also to save on the scarce resource of referees. An international board of editors, together with the generous help of many referees, works hard to maintain the deep and timely reviews, thereby encouraging submissions of the highest quality. Quantitative Economics
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 45, United Kingdom 4, Canada 2, Japan 1, Germany 1 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.9%
- Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesMathematics9.4%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Statistical Methods and InferenceMathematics5.2%
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
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 | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.04LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 345OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 640 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 47 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 104 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 262 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 575 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 1,089 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 970 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Discounts
- 50
- Page charges
- 24
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Self-archiving
- Data availability
References must be published, in a stable public archive, or provided by authors at final publication. Model summary
References cited in all published papers must be published, available in a stable public archive (like SSRN), or provided by the authors of the manuscript at the time of final publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Articles released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license. Model summary
Authors who publish in Quantitative Economics will release their articles under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access journal; all content freely available without charge. Model summary
Quantitative Economics is an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors must post their work online prior to and during submission. Model summary
Authors must post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process.
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
- Econometric Society
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1759-7323
- Electronic ISSN
- 1759-7331
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quantitative Economics
What CAS zone is Quantitative Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quantitative Economics is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Quantitative Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.35; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Quantitative Economics?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Quantitative Economics based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (45), United Kingdom (4) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Quantitative Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quantitative Economics is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Quantitative Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Quantitative Economics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .