Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Review of Political Economy
ISSN 0953-8259 · eISSN 1465-3982 · Taylor & Francis
Review of Political Economy: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 163 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 27% (journal website); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Political Economy is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Theory and Policy, Economic Theory and Institutions and Political Economy and Marxism, together about 60.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Political Economy is a double anonymized peer-reviewed journal welcoming constructive and critical contributions in all areas of political economy, including Behavioural economics, Ecological economics, Feminist economics, Institutional economics, Kaleckian economics, Marxian economics, Polanyian economics, Post-Keynesian economics, Schumpeterian economics, Sraffian economics, as well as in the tradition of the theory of the Monetary Circuit. ROPE also encourages submissions in Agent-based modelling and the Stock-flow consistent approach. The Review publishes both theoretical and empirical research, and is also open to submissions in methodology, economic history and the history of economic thought that cast light on issues of contemporary relevance in political economy. Comments on articles published in the Review are encouraged. As of the 2026 volume, RoPE now publishes Challenge Magazine (previously published here). Challenge is an academic magazine, dedicated to publishing highly readable but non-technical heterodox articles on contemporary and historical economic subjects. Started in the 1970s, it is a progressive publication, aimed at educated professionals, including economists and other academics who often use the articles as readings for classes. Challenge has thrived for more than six decades by serving as an approachable and timely source of ideas, information, and public policy proposals. It is written mostly by economists, but also by political scientists, sociologists, psychologist, and journalists. Articles on current economic events are most welcomed. Although Challenge articles are not formally peer reviewed, they still undergo an editorial review by the editors. Testimonials "ROPE has very quickly emerged as my go-to journal, consistently publishing first-rate cutting-edge research by scholars in heterodox political economy." Ilene Grabel, Distinguished University Professor, Josef Korbel School of Global & Public Affairs, University of Denver, USA "Within just a few years, through the dynamism of its new editors, ROPE has become the most prolific journal in heterodox economics." Marc Lavoie, University of Ottawa, Canada "A standard bearer for pluralism in economic inquiry, ROPE is a first-class outlet for high-quality research -- methodological, theoretical, and applied -- from across the discipline." Mark Setterfield New School for Social Research, USA Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Louis-Philippe RochonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 4, Brazil 4, Canada 3, Mainland China 1, Switzerland 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26.8%
- Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.6%
- Political Economy and MarxismSocial Sciences16.1%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, IBSS, OCLC ArticleFirst Database, OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.32Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 558OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 268,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,917 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 24 | 6 |
| 2025 | 125 | 43 | 175 |
| 2024 | 111 | 52 | 414 |
| 2023 | 91 | 28 | 499 |
| 2022 | 102 | 26 | 567 |
| 2021 | 83 | 21 | 839 |
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
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 120 days – 288 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (223 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)
- 27%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 35 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)
Article types accepted3
- book reviewBook ReviewLength not stated
- commentCommentLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Review of Political Economy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0953-8259
- Electronic ISSN
- 1465-3982
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Political Economy
What CAS zone is Review of Political Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Political Economy is in Zone 3 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 Review of Political Economy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 66.
How long does peer review take at Review of Political Economy?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 120–288 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 27%. 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 JCR quartile is Review of Political Economy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Review of Political Economy based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), Brazil (4) and Canada (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Political Economy is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Review of Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Political Economy 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .