CAS major category
Economics SSCI Journals
The Economics major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition) holds 812 journals. This page ranks them by impact factor and gives each one's CAS zone, review time, APC and open-access status (as of October 2026). Largest minor categories: Economics (524), Business, Finance (141), Urban Studies (62), Environmental Studies (43), Development Studies (43), Agricultural Economics & Policy (40), Regional & Urban Planning (36), Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods (31).
Economics SSCI Journals by impact factor
Annals of Actuarial Science
ISSN 1748-4995 · Cambridge University PressECONOMICS
IF 51CAS Zone 3 · EconomicsAPC about USD 3,550Hybrid OA27 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
ISSN 1068-2805 · Cambridge University Press · United KingdomAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
IF 22CAS Zone 4 · EconomicsReview: about 19 weeksAPC about USD 1,720Gold OA35 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge
ISSN 0353-6483 · Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia · SloveniaURBAN STUDIES
IF 14CAS Zone 4 · EconomicsReview: about 32 weeksNo APCDiamond OA20 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Oeconomia Copernicana
ISSN 2083-1277 · Institute of Economic Research · PolandECONOMICS
IF 13.81CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopReview: about 24 weeksAPC charged, amount not publishedGold OA46 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Energy Economics
ISSN 0140-9883 · ElsevierECONOMICS
IF 13.54CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopReview: about 241 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,280Hybrid OA850 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
ISSN 0033-5533 · Oxford University PressECONOMICS
IF 12.96CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopAPC about USD 7,619Hybrid OA55 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Journal of Economic Literature
ISSN 0022-0515 · American Economic AssociationECONOMICS
IF 12.5CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopSubscription79 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Energy Strategy Reviews
ISSN 2211-467X · Elsevier · NETHERLANDSEnergy-Energy (miscellaneous)
IF 12.07CAS Zone 2 · EconomicsReview: about 228 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,070Gold OA386 articles/yrSCIE · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Studies in Business and Economics
ISSN 1842-4120 · Sciendo · RomaniaECONOMICS
IF 12CAS Zone 4 · EconomicsReview: about 30 weeksNo APCGold OA60 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →JOURNAL OF FINANCE
ISSN 0022-1082 · Wiley-BlackwellMultiple
IF 11.92CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopReview: median 712 days to acceptanceAPC about USD 4,430Hybrid OA107 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Annual Review of Economics
ISSN 1941-1383 · Annual Reviews Inc.ECONOMICS
IF 11.63CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopSubscription32 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Real Estate Management and Valuation
ISSN 2300-5289 · Walter de Gruyter · PolandEconomics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
IF 11CAS Zone 4 · EconomicsReview: about 23 weeksAPC charged, amount not publishedGold OA46 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej
ISSN 0044-1600AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY
IF 11CAS Zone 4 · EconomicsNo APCDiamond OA20 articles/yrESCI · DOAJ
View journal profile →China Finance Review International
ISSN 2044-1398 · Emerald Publishing Limited · UKBUSINESS, FINANCE
IF 10.8CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopReview: about 32 days (submission to first decision, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedSubscription63 articles/yrESCI · Scopus
View journal profile →International Review of Financial Analysis
ISSN 1057-5219 · ElsevierBUSINESS, FINANCE
IF 10.26CAS Zone 2 · Economics · TopReview: about 138 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,770Hybrid OA854 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES
ISSN 0895-3309 · American Economic AssociationECONOMICS
IF 9.99CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopGold OA52 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →REVIEW OF ECONOMIC STUDIES
ISSN 0034-6527 · Oxford University PressECONOMICS
IF 9.52CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopAPC about USD 6,530Hybrid OA107 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →American Economic Review
ISSN 0002-8282 · American Economic AssociationECONOMICS
IF 9.41CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopAPC about USD 200Subscription132 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Economic Geography
ISSN 0013-0095 · Taylor & FrancisMultiple
IF 9.23CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopReview: about 90 days (first decision after review, publisher)APC charged, amount not publishedHybrid OA26 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Energy Policy
ISSN 0301-4215 · Elsevier BV · ENGLANDEnvironmental Sciences
IF 9.22CAS Zone 2 · Economics · TopReview: about 168 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 3,940Hybrid OA479 articles/yrSCIE · SSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →NBER Macroeconomics Annual
ISSN 0889-3365 · University of Chicago PressECONOMICS
IF 9.1CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopSubscription24 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Economic Analysis and Policy
ISSN 0313-5926 · ElsevierECONOMICS
IF 9.01CAS Zone 2 · Economics · TopReview: about 203 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 2,890Hybrid OA522 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad Seria Stiinte Economice
ISSN 1584-2339 · Vasile Goldis University Press · RomaniaECONOMICS
IF 9CAS Zone 4 · EconomicsReview: about 8 weeksNo APCDiamond OA20 articles/yrESCI · Scopus · DOAJ
View journal profile →Progress in Planning
ISSN 0305-9006 · ElsevierMultiple
IF 8.4CAS Zone 1 · Economics · TopReview: about 177 days (submission to acceptance, publisher)APC about USD 4,250Hybrid OA20 articles/yrSSCI · Scopus
View journal profile →Economics journals: frequently asked questions
How many SSCI journals are there in Economics?
As of October 2026, JournalCompass lists 812 journals in the Economics major category of the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition): 45 in Zone 1, 88 in Zone 2, 171 in Zone 3 and 468 in Zone 4, 56 of them Top journals. By database: SCIE 58, SSCI 402, A&HCI 4 and ESCI 386 (a journal can be indexed in more than one).
Which Economics journals are in CAS Zone 1?
By impact factor, the Zone 1 journals in Economics include Oeconomia Copernicana (impact factor 13.81), Energy Economics (impact factor 13.54), QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS (impact factor 12.96), Journal of Economic Literature (impact factor 12.5), JOURNAL OF FINANCE (impact factor 11.92), 45 in all; see the full list of Zone 1 Economics journals.
Which Economics journals have fast peer review?
Across the 532 Economics journals with review-time data, the median review time is about 29.2 weeks. Among Zone 1–2 journals, fast ones include Work Aging and Retirement (about 0.7 weeks, publisher figure), Journal of Economic Growth (about 1.9 weeks, publisher figure), Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (about 2.3 weeks, publisher figure), IMF Economic Review (about 3 weeks, publisher figure), China Finance Review International (about 4.5 weeks, publisher figure). Review times come first from article statistics (the median from submission to acceptance over the last 24 months), then from publisher figures and community reports; a single manuscript can take much longer or shorter.
Which Economics journals charge no APC?
119 journals in Economics charge authors no article processing charge (APC); those with the highest impact factors include Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge (impact factor 14), Studies in Business and Economics (impact factor 12), Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej (impact factor 11), Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldis Arad Seria Stiinte Economice (impact factor 9), Journal of Economics and Development (impact factor 4.3); see the list of Economics journals with no APC. Subscription journals usually charge no APC but may charge for colour figures or extra pages; check the journal's website before submitting.
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