Journal profile · Multiple
World Trade Review
ISSN 1474-7456 · eISSN 1475-3138 · Cambridge University Press
World Trade Review: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.97; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Trade Review is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are World Trade Organization Law, Global trade and economics and International Arbitration and Investment Law, together about 57.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The World Trade Review was established at the initiative of the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in close cooperation with Cambridge University Press. It is an independent journal - the Editor and members of the Editorial Board are drawn from university faculties - that includes articles written from economic, legal and political perspectives on issues of relevance to the multilateral trading system. The editorial board welcomes contributions that are rigourous in their analysis and have an elaborate discussion on the policy related impact. We aim for a short turnaround of papers with feedback within 3 to 6 months. For those papers that are unsuited for the journal, the editorial board has a desk rejection procedure, with a quick decision within 2 to 4 weeks after submission in the interest of authors. The editorial board encourages high-quality contributions from all parts of the world. Given the wide readership of the journal in academia and beyond, a publication in WTR guarantees high visibility and impact. A demonstration of impact is increasingly desirable in the profile of future academics, which is where we want to offer a platform for those eager to demonstrate their ability to go beyond the technical assessments and point out the policy implications of their work. Therefore we encourage authors to discuss policy implications in a more elaborate way than in traditional journals. The journal also includes shorter articles seeking to rebut or challenge published papers. The turnaround of this journal is high which may especially encourage young scholars that benefit from a publication in a high impact policy journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences24.4%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.9%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting11.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.2%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences4.2%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences3.4%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | 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 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.97LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 27Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 372OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 66.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 68 | 46 | 141 |
| 2024 | 52 | 39 | 172 |
| 2023 | 57 | 46 | 332 |
| 2022 | 47 | 26 | 303 |
| 2021 | 65 | 29 | 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1474-7456
- Electronic ISSN
- 1475-3138
- Society / sponsor
- World Trade Organization
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Trade Review
What CAS zone is World Trade Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Trade Review is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Law / Economics / International Relations. 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 World Trade Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 4, h-index 53.
Which databases index World Trade Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Trade Review is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is World Trade Review open access, and what is the APC?
World Trade Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .