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REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
ISSN 0034-6535 · eISSN 1530-9142 · MIT Press
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.52; hybrid open access; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS is published by MIT Press 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 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Economic Theory and Policy and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Economics and Statistics is a 100-year-old general journal of applied economics. Edited at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Review aims to publish both empirical and theoretical contributions that will be of interest to a wide economics readership, building on its long and distinguished history that includes work from such figures as Kenneth Arrow, Milton Friedman, Robert Merton, Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow, and James Tobin. Looking to the future, we aim to publish similarly impactful work from authors who represent the current field of economics in all its diversity.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
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 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 5.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 371OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,706OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.99%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 118LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,665 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 22 | 49 |
| 2025 | 120 | 21 | 436 |
| 2024 | 136 | 35 | 1,056 |
| 2023 | 125 | 48 | 1,848 |
| 2022 | 124 | 60 | 3,369 |
| 2021 | 143 | 70 | 5,497 |
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
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- USD 125
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
AI disclosure policy Model summary
All authors must disclose whether generative AI was used in the preparation of any aspect of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest AI Disclosure Policy
For Authors: All authors must disclose whether generative AI was used in the preparation of any aspect of the paper. Authors must disclose the AI tool(s) used, including model(s) and version(s), and specify all purposes of their use (i.e. writing, coding the analysis, creating and/or assembling the data, formalizing the model, etc.). We encourage authors to submit the prompts used if extensive. Fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Policy
Data and code availability policy Model summary
The Review of Economics and Statistics is implementing a strict data and computer code availability policy for empirical papers. Authors of papers accepted for publication will be required to post their code and programs; post and document their data (or document their data and include instructions for how other researchers can obtain the data when the data have been obtained under an arrangement …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Articles
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Taxonomy
Submission fee Model summary
Identity transparency: Single anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: Editor identities
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
- MIT Press
- ISSN
- 0034-6535
- Electronic ISSN
- 1530-9142
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 108, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
What CAS zone is REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Economics / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; 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 REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.52; CiteScore 10, h-index 371.
What are the manuscript requirements of REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Which databases index REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS open access, and what is the APC?
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .