Journal profile · ECONOMICS
Technological and Economic Development of Economy
ISSN 2029-4913 · eISSN 2029-4921 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University · Lithuania
Technological and Economic Development of Economy: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.08; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 269 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Technological and Economic Development of Economy is published by Vilnius Gediminas Technical University 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 Multi-Criteria Decision Making, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and Construction Project Management and Performance, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
After seven years of partnership with Taylor & Francis in co-publishing of Technological and Economic Development of Economy, we are proud to announce that from 2018 Technological and Economic Development of Economy will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Editor-in-chief Zenonas TurskisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Mainland China 6, United States 6, Poland 6, Romania 5, Taiwan, China 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Multi-Criteria Decision MakingDecision Sciences17%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.8%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences6.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.1%
- Optimization and Mathematical ProgrammingEngineering5.5%
- Sustainable Supply Chain ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Socio-economic Development and SustainabilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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
- 3.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.83Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 82OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 723OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 15 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 225 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 590 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 804 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | 1,712 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 2,042 |
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
269 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 163 days – 473 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 118 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 433 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (150 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 605 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 675 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,210 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 60.5 | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- articlesThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal.Length not stated
- original paperThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal. All submissions must be original paper…Length not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
- reviewsThe journal welcomes all original submissions of articles and reviews that comply with the Aims and Scope of the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Author Contributions and Acknowledgments
Each person who made an intellectual contribution to the research, and the evaluation/analysis and to the writing of the article (see the ICMJE definition of authorship) should be named as an author. People who contributed to the work (but do not fulfil the authorship criteria) should be listed in the Acknowledgments, along with their contributions. You must ensure that anyone named in the acknowl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
APA Style references Model summary
Authors must also provide a disclosure statement within the article which will acknowledge any financial, professional, personal interest or benefit they have arising from the direct applications of their research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE Core Practices Model summary
The journals published by VILNIUS TECH all adhere to the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE, https://publicationethics.org/core-practices) and follow their guidelines in respect of publication ethics and managing problems when they arise. All authors are expected to comply with good practice in regard to their research and the reporting of their research. See further in th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and publication
Authors retain copyright Model summary
During submission you will be asked to sign various warranties about the article (see Journal policies). These include affirming that it is original and does not infringe any legal or personal rights (e.g. copyright, libel or privacy). Authors retain copyright in their articles, but grant VILNIUS TECH the right of the first publication. All papers will be published open access under a Creative Com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Technological and Economic Development of Economy will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal
After seven years of partnership with Taylor & Francis in co-publishing of Technological and Economic Development of Economy, we are proud to announce that from 2018 Technological and Economic Development of Economy will be published by VGTU Press as an Open Access journal. 2018-01-23
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review and decisions
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The journal uses double-blind peer review (neither the authors nor the reviewers know the identity of each other) to avoid bias. See the journal policies Peer review. Manuscripts should be submitted as two separate files in Word format (see in Template of a manuscript). After submission all articles are evaluated by the editorial office and may be immediately rejected if they are considered to be …
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
- Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
- Country or region
- Lithuania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2029-4913
- Electronic ISSN
- 2029-4921
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Technological and Economic Development of Economy
What CAS zone is Technological and Economic Development of Economy in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Technological and Economic Development of 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 Technological and Economic Development of Economy?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.08; CiteScore 7.2, h-index 82.
How long does peer review take at Technological and Economic Development of Economy?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 269 days (interquartile range 163–473 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Technological and Economic Development of Economy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Technological and Economic Development of Economy based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (6), United States (6) and Poland (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Technological and Economic Development of Economy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Technological and Economic Development of Economy is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Technological and Economic Development of Economy open access, and what is the APC?
Technological and Economic Development of Economy 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .