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WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW
ISSN 0258-6770 · eISSN 1564-698X · Oxford University Press
WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,986; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW is published by Oxford University Press 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 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Global trade and economics and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of The World Bank Economic Review is to encourage and support research in the field of development economics. We seek to publish and disseminate innovative theoretical and empirical research that identifies, analyzes, measures, and evaluates the macro and micro-economic forces that promote or impede economic development with a view towards providing the knowledge necessary for designing, implementing, and sustaining effective development policies in low and middle income countries. In addition to full-length research articles, WBER publishes short-format papers that deliver timely, policy-relevant economic findings using rigorous methods. These concise contributions are especially welcome when they illuminate emerging development challenges or provide first-cut evidence on new data or policies. Our intended audience comprises a worldwide readership of economists and other social scientists in government, business, international agencies, universities, and research institutions. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.3 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 3.8 Economics (Rank by Impact Factor) 210/626 Development Studies (Rank by Impact Factor) 25/66 Business, Finance (Rank by Impact Factor) 102/243 2025 Cited Half-Life 11.7 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.3 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00339 2025 Article Influence Score 1.734 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 5.1 Development (Rank by CiteScore) 66/314 Economics And Econometrics (Rank by CiteScore) 192/755 Finance (Rank by CiteScore) 94/342 Accounting (Rank by CiteScore) 59/191 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.583 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 141,751 About metrics Abstracting and Indexing Services The World Bank Economic Review is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: CAB Abstracts Current Contents® /Social and Behavioral Sciences EconLit Forestry Abstracts Journal Citation Reports /Social Sciences Edition Periodicals Index Online (PIO) PROQUEST DATABASE : ABI/INFORM Complete PROQUEST DATABASE : ABI/INFORM Global PROQUEST DATABASE : ABI/INFORM Research PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 International PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Central PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Discovery PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest International Academic Research Library PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Pharma Collection PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Research Library Public Affairs Information Services (PAIS) RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Social Science
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 20, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Italy 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences8.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences5.6%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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 | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Development Studies | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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
- 2.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 173OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 910OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 141,751Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,663 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 27 | 19 |
| 2025 | 44 | 35 | 75 |
| 2024 | 59 | 45 | 307 |
| 2023 | 46 | 24 | 345 |
| 2022 | 26 | 10 | 476 |
| 2021 | 28 | 13 | 915 |
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.
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 3,986 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0258-6770
- Electronic ISSN
- 1564-698X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW
What CAS zone is WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Business, Finance / Development Studies / Economics. 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 WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.27; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 173.
Where are the editorial board members of WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), United Kingdom (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
WORLD BANK ECONOMIC REVIEW is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,986.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .