Journal profile
SocioEconomic Challenges
ISSN 2520-6621 · eISSN 2520-6214 · The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.) (AR&P) LLC · Germany
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SocioEconomic Challenges: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 67 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SocioEconomic Challenges is published by The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.) (AR&P) LLC. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Economic Growth and Productivity and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, together about 22.1% 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)
SocioEconomic Challenges (SEC) is a peer-reviewed international gold open access journal. It covers different aspects of social and economic challenges to the world, state and local communities, international organizations, companies and individuals in different countries and regions all over the world, caused by globalization, democratization, ecologization, digitalization and political instability, worldwide and local threats. Stability and instability of socioeconomic systems, greening, security, changes in economics and society, current and forecasting transformations in corporate and civil sectors, households, entrepreneurship, global and local socioeconomic and political processes are subjects of the journal’s scope. The journal publishes the fundamental and applied research results, conceptual and empirical articles, analytical thematic studies and critical reviews. The target audience of the journal includes researchers, scholars, lecturers, students, and practitioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science6.4%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences6.1%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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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
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.85OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 479 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 515 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 432 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 503 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 310 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 417 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 200 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | UAH 1,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 100 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to SocioEconomic Challenges
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Economic Growth and Productivity.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesEUR 200 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 10 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.) (AR&P) LLC
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2520-6621
- Electronic ISSN
- 2520-6214
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SocioEconomic Challenges
How long does peer review take at SocioEconomic Challenges?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Which databases index SocioEconomic Challenges?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SocioEconomic Challenges is indexed in DOAJ.
Is SocioEconomic Challenges open access, and what is the APC?
SocioEconomic Challenges is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .