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International Journal of Economics

Emerald Publishing ISSN: 9012-3456 eISSN: 9012-3457 EN United Kingdom
Double Blind Quarterly 21% acceptance rate
Peer Review Double Blind
OA Type Hybrid OA
Acceptance 21%
Time to Decision 9 weeks
Frequency Quarterly
APC 2,000 GBP
Impact Factor (2023) 2.9
CiteScore (2023) 4.1

About This Journal

The International Journal of Economics (IJE) is a peer-reviewed hybrid journal publishing rigorous research in macroeconomics, microeconomics, finance, labour economics, and international trade. Published by Emerald Publishing, IJE is committed to pluralism in economic method, welcoming both mainstream and heterodox approaches provided the analysis is rigorous and the contribution to knowledge is clear.

Aims & Scope

IJE publishes research across the full range of economics:

• Macroeconomics: business cycles, monetary policy, fiscal policy, and growth theory
• Microeconomics: consumer theory, firm behaviour, market structure, and mechanism design
• Econometrics: estimation methods, causal inference, time series, and panel data
• International economics: trade theory, exchange rates, and global value chains
• Labour economics: wages, employment, inequality, and human capital
• Finance: asset pricing, corporate finance, banking, and financial intermediation
• Development economics: poverty, inequality, and institutions
• Behavioural and experimental economics
• Environmental and resource economics