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Scottish Journal of Political Economy
ISSN 0036-9292 · eISSN 1467-9485 · Wiley-Blackwell
Scottish Journal of Political Economy: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.19; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 386 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scottish Journal of Political Economy 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Local Government Finance and Decentralization and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Scottish Journal of Political Economy is a generalist journal with an explicitly international reach in both readership and authorship. It is dedicated to publishing the highest quality research, without prejudice to the methodology or to the analytical techniques used. The editors encourage submissions in all fields of economics in order to provide innovative contributions to the literature, and to further the influence of economics in the world of practical affairs. The Scottish Journal of Political Economy aims to offer a balance of the best theoretical and empirical material, without favouring a particular type of analysis or subject area, with a wide coverage that includes: • microeconomics • macroeconomics • labour economics • monetary economics • industrial economics • international trade • international finance • financial economics • applied econometrics The Journal welcomes submissions of both full length articles and short notes.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences10.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.2%
- Scottish History and National IdentityArts and Humanities3.9%
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 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Political Science | 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
EconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 1.19LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 801OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 46Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 74,382Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,550 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 22 | 28 |
| 2025 | 56 | 31 | 33 |
| 2024 | 43 | 33 | 85 |
| 2023 | 34 | 24 | 126 |
| 2022 | 30 | 10 | 104 |
| 2021 | 45 | 26 | 277 |
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
386 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 287 days – 449 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 405 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (102 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)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 86 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 423 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 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 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,000 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,500 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- full length articlesThe journal welcomes submissions of both full length articles and notes.Length not stated
- notesThe journal welcomes submissions of both full length articles and notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship Author Contributions (CRediT)
This journal requires details of all authors’ contributions to the work by providing CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy) information during submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
The Scottish Journal of Political Economy uses single-blind peer review. Manuscripts will be sent out for review if the Editor determines that appropriate quality and relevance requirements are met.In-house submissions, i.e. papers authored any member of the Editorial Board of the Scottish Journal of Political Economy, will be sent to a Coeditor that is unaffiliated with the author(s) and institut…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0036-9292
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-9485
- Society / sponsor
- Scottish Economic Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scottish Journal of Political Economy
What CAS zone is Scottish Journal of Political Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scottish Journal of Political Economy is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics / Political Science. 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 Scottish Journal of Political Economy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.19; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 87.
How long does peer review take at Scottish Journal of Political Economy?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 386 days (interquartile range 287–449 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Scottish Journal of Political Economy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,500 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: 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 Scottish Journal of Political Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scottish Journal of Political Economy is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Scottish Journal of Political Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Scottish Journal of Political Economy is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .