Fastest Review Journals in Economics

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Quick answerAmong 182 journals in Economics that publish their review dates, Economic Record has the shortest review time: a median of 15 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Economic Record15 3–3210.43SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2American Journal of Economics and Sociology31 14–512.23SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
3Economic Affairs40 4–770.77ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Australian Economic Review46 8–1310.76SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
5International Review of Applied Economics58 26–1691.99ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6The Japanese Political Economy75 47–1541.39ESCI, ScopusHybrid / subscription
7Atlantic Economic Journal84 43–1600.36ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8Journal of Economic Policy Researches / İktisat Politikası Araştırmaları Dergisi91 60–1650.68ESCIOpen access
9Journal of Economic Integration96 72–1661.34ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
10PharmacoEconomics123 85–1583.78SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
11Ekoist Journal of Econometrics and Statistics123 60–2290.58ESCIOpen access
12Istanbul Journal of Economics / İstanbul İktisat Dergisi126 66–2210.50ESCIOpen access
13Review of Derivatives Research129 98–1840.90SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14International Economic Journal138 95–2172.12ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15Cogent Economics & Finance140 112–2064.38ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,165
16Japanese Economic Review144 94–2981.61SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review147 94–2130.71ESCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18Economics and Politics153 97–3272.56SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
19Applied Health Economics and Health Policy156 130–1923.27SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
20Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science157 125–2282.83ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
21Economic Journal of Emerging Markets157 118–2161.07ESCI, JCR 2024Open access
22New Zealand Economic Papers159 88–2290.75ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
23Risk Management and Insurance Review160 113–2381.40ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
24Economic Theory Bulletin164 100–2160.86ESCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
25Health Economics Review165 114–2643.11SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,990
26Chinese Economy171 93–2661.09ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
27Review of Political Economy172 96–2741.97ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
28Defence and Peace Economics174 126–2352.08SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
29Business Management and Economics Engineering174 76–2422.15ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
30International Advances in Economic Research176 118–2181.15ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
31Mineral Economics179 104–2714.41ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
32PharmacoEconomics - Open179 142–2482.97ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$4,090
33Journal of Economic Surveys182 84–2896.62SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
34Asia-Pacific Financial Markets182 139–2852.30ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
35Cliometrica182 84–2641.18SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
36Agribusiness184 125–2592.38SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
37Indian Economic Review188 146–2940.79ESCI, ScopusHybrid / subscription
38China Economic Journal192 154–2511.92ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
39Empirica193 132–3962.06SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
40History of Economics Review193 167–3370.28ESCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
41Eurasian economic review :197 144–2854.90ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
42Journal of Business Economics and Management198 154–2284.10SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$647
43Manchester School199 109–2710.98SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
44Economics of Governance200 146–2541.09SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
45Agricultural and Food Economics202 154–2735.41SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,590
46Post-Soviet Affairs202 139–2693.67SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
47Review of Income and Wealth204 138–2931.97SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
48SERIEs207 163–3121.91ScopusHybrid / subscription
49Australian Economic Papers209 146–2801.56SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
50European Journal of Law and Economics209 147–3142.72SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
51Global Economic Review211 81–2630.97SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
52International Studies of Economics214 124–2741.79ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,600
53South African Journal of Economics215 130–3371.26SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
54Managerial and Decision Economics216 154–3344.57SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
55Journal of Economics Race and Policy218 132–2741.45ESCI, ScopusHybrid / subscription
56Journal of Economics and Finance219 154–2992.22ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
57International Economics and Economic Policy220 151–3041.82ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
58Journal of Cultural Economics222 57–3471.93SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
59Comparative Economic Studies222 164–3042.69ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
60Economics of Innovation and New Technology225 126–4162.37SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
61Kyklos228 144–3081.83SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
62Southern Economic Journal231 164–3311.27SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
63Economics of Transition and Institutional Change233 182–3241.53SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
64Journal of Economic Issues234 124–3881.08SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
65Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies234 166–3211.51ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
66The Economic History Review235 54–3831.01SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
67JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies236 144–3674.49SSCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
68International Tax and Public Finance236 171–3202.37SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
69De Economist236 132–2801.52ScopusHybrid / subscription
70Economic Change and Restructuring239 184–2994.88SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
71Agricultural Economics239 187–3084.30SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
72Journal of Agricultural Economics239 154–3603.06SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
73Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy241 179–3421.91SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
74Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies242 183–4462.60ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
75Journal of Productivity Analysis244 169–3622.24SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
76Baltic Journal of Economics244 190–2922.19SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,103
77Journal of Real Estate Research245 178–3502.14SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
78Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination248 184–3291.56SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
79Public Choice251 170–3782.18SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
80Journal of Agrarian Change252 122–3613.32SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
81Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie252 41–3602.22SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
82Journal of Public Economic Theory255 178–4600.77SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
83Open Economies Review256 193–3621.69SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
84International Environmental Agreements Politics Law and Economics257 167–3313.66SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
85The Developing Economies257 94–4700.48SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
86Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy260 206–3322.79SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
87Contemporary Economic Policy260 169–3581.26SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
88Journal of Risk and Uncertainty260 207–3442.38SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
89Journal of Regulatory Economics260 190–3631.38SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
90Review of Economics of the Household261 180–3521.50SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
91Review of International Economics262 178–4341.80SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
92Environmental Economics and Policy Studies262 187–3903.77ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
93Mathematics and Financial Economics262 190–3821.35SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
94Journal of Applied Economics263 153–4084.59SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$1,533
95Post-Communist Economies266 202–3341.49SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
96Journal of Industrial and Business Economics266 177–3343.47ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
97The Geneva Risk and Insurance Review268 168–4482.11SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
98Journal of Cultural Economy271 127–3941.85SSCI, AHCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
99World Economy274 152–4193.13SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
100Review of Social Economy277 208–4270.82ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
101Innovation and Development278 220–3472.12ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
102The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics278 163–4731.70SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
103Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics280 206–3681.36SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
104Italian Economic Journal281 218–3941.89ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
105Metroeconomica282 199–3741.11SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
106Computational Economics286 219–3842.69SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
107Journal of Economics286 192–3691.63SSCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
108Economic Notes288 196–4321.08ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
109Quantitative Finance289 220–3792.76SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
110Journal of Consumer Affairs289 224–3752.27SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
111Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting & Economics291 211–3721.28SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
112Journal of Evolutionary Economics292 220–3722.61SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
113New Political Economy292 232–4723.55SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
114Journal of Economic Policy Reform292 182–3572.38SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
115Scandinavian Economic History Review295 208–4300.57ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
116European Journal of the History of Economic Thought296 177–5100.79SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
117International Journal of Economic Policy Studies306 250–3673.41ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
118The Annals of Regional Science308 218–4142.49SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
119Journal of Quantitative Economics310 169–5081.58ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
120Review of Regional Research312 234–3793.06ScopusHybrid / subscription
121Empirical Economics314 255–4112.99SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
122Journal of Risk & Insurance314 219–5442.19SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
123Economia Politica314 245–4301.73SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
124The Journal of Economic Inequality316 144–4692.35SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
125Quantitative Marketing and Economics317 206–5173.97ScopusHybrid / subscription
126Theory and Decision318 244–4760.82SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
127Small Business Economics319 208–4125.95SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
128Journal of Family and Economic Issues320 234–4002.69SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
129Environmental and Resource Economics325 229–3874.44SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
130Forum for Social Economics326 202–4311.19ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
131Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie326 251–4942.08SCIE, SSCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
132The Review of International Organizations328 210–3766.12SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
133Journal of Forecasting329 190–4523.16SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
134Health Economics332 260–4102.05SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
135Asian-Pacific Economic Literature334 192–5231.08SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
136International Journal of the Economics of Business334 174–5330.98ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
137Review of Development Economics336 226–5132.24SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
138Journal of Economic Growth337 265–5963.67SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
139Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics339 256–4382.05SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
140Journal of Policy Analysis and Management339 277–5111.93SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
141Review of Industrial Organization340 127–7081.94SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
142The Journal of Development Studies347 252–4671.75SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
143Econometric Reviews350 246–4861.42SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
144Latin American Business Review352 254–4340.59ESCI, ScopusHybrid / subscription
145International Journal of Health Economics and Management354 252–4641.95SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
146The RAND Journal of Economics357 106–6284.27SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
147Review of International Political Economy358 272–4675.22SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
148Journal of Regional Science364 234–5162.60SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
149International Journal of Economic Theory368 186–4500.86SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
150Journal of Economic Methodology369 282–4860.97SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
151International Journal of Game Theory371 288–5481.18SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
152Scottish Journal of Political Economy372 276–4481.12SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
153Regional Studies375 280–5315.85SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
154Homo Oeconomicus378 230–5170.95ESCIHybrid / subscription
155Indian Journal of Labour Economics380 199–4641.68ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
156Real Estate Economics380 255–4782.44SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
157Spatial Economic Analysis390 232–5222.36SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
158Economic Theory396 268–5482.11SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
159Economic Inquiry397 302–5482.96SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
160Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics398 228–5901.60SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
161Journal of Applied Econometrics400 282–5683.71SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
162Bulletin of Economic Research400 291–5511.13SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
163Journal of International Trade & Economic Development402 220–6054.19SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
164Review of Economic Design409 215–5171.51SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
165OPEC Energy Review409 260–5172.11ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
166Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d économique410 268–5611.64SSCI, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
167Journal of Business and Economic Statistics412 302–5451.94SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
168American Journal of Agricultural Economics414 332–5242.96SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
169International Finance414 128–5811.29SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
170Social Choice and Welfare415 298–5771.25SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
171Asian Economic Journal425 310–5020.67SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
172Journal of Population Economics440 349–5543.52SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
173Journal of the Economic Science Association448 338–6041.59ESCIHybrid / subscription
174Journal of Social and Economic Development452 316–6202.06ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
175Mathematical Finance458 348–5421.87SCIE, SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
176Economic Systems Research464 326–6042.19SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
177Journal of Economics & Management Strategy488 327–5753.07SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
178International Economic Review552 298–7642.80SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
179Portuguese Economic Journal553 416–8421.46SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
180Pacific Economic Review601 234–8600.47SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
181Journal of money credit and banking635 472–9772.51SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
182The Journal of Finance642 488–79017.3SSCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 29 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Economics journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Economic Record (15 days); American Journal of Economics and Sociology (31 days); Economic Affairs (40 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 29 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Economics a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 29 October 2026.

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