Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Review of International Economics
ISSN 0965-7576 · eISSN 1467-9396 · Wiley-Blackwell
Review of International Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.77; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 271 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of International Economics is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Global trade and economics, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Global Financial Crisis and Policies, together about 40.8% 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 International Economics is devoted to the publication of high-quality articles covering a full range of topics in international economics including both controversial and innovative ideas and detailed contributions from other directly related fields such as economic development; trade and the environment; and political economy. Whether theoretical, empirical or policy oriented, its relevance to real world problems is a paramount concern. WHY YOU SHOULD READ Review of International EconomicsReview of International Economics is a well respected journal in its field, it will keep you up-to-date with the latest research and analysis. It will bring you coverage of a wide range of topics including: trade theory commercial policy factor movements multinational firms economic integration exchange rates trade and finance problems of developing countries agricultural trade open economy macro issues WTO negotiations adjustment problems of transition economies ESSENTIAL READINGReview of International Economics has already become essential reading for many people throughout the world. Notable social science faculties and research institutions, as well as international trade organizations and graduate teachers and researchers already subscribe. These people, like you, need access to current, important debate within the field - debate which Review of International Economics provides. To ensure that you are kept up-to-date click 'sign up for email alerts' and receive content as it is published direct to your inbox. Keywords economics, development, world, trade, review, developing, world, countries, transition, economies, applied, policy, growth, theory, natural, resources, economic, integration, globalization, WTO, technology, exchange, income, journal, research, analysis, periodical, article Abstracting and Indexing Information ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest) American Business Law Journal (Academy of Legal Studies in Business) Business Premium Collection (ProQuest) Current Contents: Social & Behavioral Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) EconLit (AEA) Periodical Index Online (ProQuest) ProQuest Proquest Business Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Central (ProQuest) ProQuest Politics Collection (ProQuest) ProQuest Sociology Collection (ProQuest) RePEc: Research Papers in Economics SCOPUS (Elsevier) Social Science Premium Collection (ProQuest) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Peter H. EggerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 14%); most named United States 12, Mainland China 5, United Kingdom 3, Switzerland 3, Belgium 3 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.8%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.2%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.9%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Economic Policies and ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- International Business and FDIBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 105OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 951OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 71Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 138,411Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,177 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 20 | 17 |
| 2025 | 82 | 47 | 142 |
| 2024 | 66 | 48 | 183 |
| 2023 | 75 | 44 | 551 |
| 2022 | 66 | 24 | 428 |
| 2021 | 70 | 27 | 594 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
271 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 184 days – 436 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 296 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 271 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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
- CHF 100
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, Peer review
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0965-7576
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9396
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of International Economics
What CAS zone is Review of International Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of International 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 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Review of International Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.77; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 105.
How long does peer review take at Review of International Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 271 days (interquartile range 184–436 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31% (2025). 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 International Economics based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), Mainland China (5) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of International Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of International Economics is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Review of International Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Review of International Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .