Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Review of Behavioral Economics
ISSN 2326-6198 · eISSN 2326-6201 · Now Publishers Inc
Review of Behavioral Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 19 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Behavioral Economics is published by Now Publishers Inc 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 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Economic Theory and Institutions and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Behavioral Economics (ROBE) seeks to extend and develop the study of behavioral economics. The journal encourages a transdisciplinary and pluralistic perspective in the tradition of the late Herbert A. Simon, long recognized as the founder of modern behavioral economics, for whom the concepts of bounded rationality and satisficing were based on psychological, cognitive, and computational limits of human knowledge and behavior, the decision-making environment, and the evolutionary capabilities of the human being. ROBE sees behavioral economics embedded in a broader behavioral science that includes most of the social sciences, as well as aspects of the natural and mathematical sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Morris AltmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 17, Australia 3, Netherlands 3, United Kingdom 2, France 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences17.9%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences9.5%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Culture, Economy, and Development StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Game Theory and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.1%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Evolutionary Game Theory and CooperationSocial Sciences3.5%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
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) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 4,868Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 22 | 5 | 36 |
| 2024 | 22 | 6 | 25 |
| 2023 | 15 | 2 | 49 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | 18 | 11 | 78 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 245 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability, Open access, Peer review
- Code availability
Up to 6 short, relevant keywords. Model summary
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Hybrid journal; subscription journal offering open access option. Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; all submissions sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Now Publishers Inc
- ISSN
- 2326-6198
- Electronic ISSN
- 2326-6201
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (April 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Behavioral Economics
What CAS zone is Review of Behavioral Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Behavioral Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Review of Behavioral Economics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Review of Behavioral Economics?
The publisher reports about 19 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50%. 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 Review of Behavioral Economics based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (17), Australia (3) and Netherlands (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Behavioral Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Behavioral Economics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Review of Behavioral Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Behavioral Economics 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .