Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Wirtschaftsdienst
ISSN 0043-6275 · eISSN 1613-978X · Springer Nature · Switzerland · 12 issues per year
Wirtschaftsdienst: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 233 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Wirtschaftsdienst is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wirtschaftsdienst is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are German Economic Analysis & Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and European Monetary and Fiscal Policies, together about 43.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wirtschaftsdienst is the leading academic journal for current debates on German economic policy, linking economic theory and economic policy practice. The monthly German-language journal, published by the ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, publishes a wide range of articles by renowned authors from academia and policymaking circles with evidence-based answers to current economic and social policy issues, such as trade, environmental and monetary policy, in Germany and the European Union.Wirtschaftsdienst builds a bridge between science and practice, providing readers with scientifically sound and clear information on current economic policy issues.The journal, which was first published in 1916, is one of the most well-established economic journals in its field. Since 2020, Wirtschaftsdienst has been published in Gold Open Access in order to offer everyone the opportunity to read all articles freely online.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Kristin BiesenbenderPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- German Economic Analysis & PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance27.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.1%
- European Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Economic, financial, and policy analysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 200/235 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,555 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 170 | 170 | 416 |
| 2025 | 233 | 233 | 664 |
| 2024 | 222 | 222 | 606 |
| 2023 | 257 | 257 | 815 |
| 2022 | 253 | 253 | 683 |
| 2021 | 296 | 296 | 632 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Single 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 | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,760 / EUR 2,240 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Journal archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher Model summary
Wirtschaftsdienst is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0043-6275
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-978X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wirtschaftsdienst
How long does peer review take at Wirtschaftsdienst?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Wirtschaftsdienst?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wirtschaftsdienst is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Wirtschaftsdienst open access, and what is the APC?
Wirtschaftsdienst 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, 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: .