Journal profile
Romanian Economic Journal
ISSN 1454-4296 · eISSN 2286-2056 · Editura ASE Bucuresti · Romania
Romanian Economic Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Romanian Economic Journal is published by Editura ASE Bucuresti. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Global Trade and Competitiveness, together about 18.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Romanian Economic Journal publishes original papers on economics and business topics, giving priority to the specific problems of countries and regions emerging in the international economy. The journal aims to disseminate the contributions of researchers and professionals, cotributions targetting different aspects and implications caused by the processes of economic reform and transition, international changes and other aspects that describe the recent evolution of countries from Eastern and Central Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and other countries from Asia, Middle East, Africa or Latin America. The REJ policy supports promoting young researchers, thus offering them a dedicated section in each new issue of the journal. Also, the editorial board promotes interdisciplinary research, and both theoretical and empirical approaches, that are endowed with international and global relevance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Popa IoanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Romania 43, France 7, Mainland China 2, United States 1, India 1 (58 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 Finance6.2%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Global Trade and CompetitivenessBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Post-Communist Economic and Political TransitionSocial Sciences5.7%
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.8%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 214 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 61 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 55 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 50 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 45 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 41 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 2–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Authors cede copyright to the journal upon acceptance. Model summary
In case of the articles accepted for publication, the authors cede the copyright to the REJ, which retains the exclusive right of publishing and dissemination.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal Model summary
The Romanian Economic Journal (REJ) is a open access journal
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism software is used to check received articles. Model summary
Please note that for checking the articles received we are running a specialized anti-plagiarism software used by other prestigious institutions.
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
- Editura ASE Bucuresti
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1454-4296
- Electronic ISSN
- 2286-2056
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Romanian Economic Journal
How long does peer review take at Romanian Economic Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Romanian Economic Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 2–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Romanian Economic Journal based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Romania (43), France (7) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Romanian Economic Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Economic Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Romanian Economic Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Romanian Economic Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .