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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of American Economic Review (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers American Economic Review published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Economicsrank 5 of 637 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of American Economic Review
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). American Economic Review is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for American Economic Review
We have not found a published waiver policy for this journal's publisher (American Economic Association). Ask the editorial office before you submit, and compare publishers that do waive the APC in the APC waiver checker.
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If American Economic Review is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at American Economic Review
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
American Economic Review has 2 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Jul 2023. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in American Economic Review
A high share of funded papers usually means the journal is a common choice for grant-supported work in its field. If your funder pays article processing charges, or your country qualifies for a waiver, check what applies to your author team with the free APC waiver checker.
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03Indexing
Indexing of American Economic Review
- ISSN
- 0002-8282
- eISSN
- 1944-7981
- Publisher
- American Economic Association all its journals →
- Subjects
- Economics
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
Each link opens the official record for this journal, searched by its ISSN where we have one.
04How to submit
How to submit to American Economic Review
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that American Economic Review accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. American Economic Review is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for American Economic Review
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06Same subject
Economics journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to American Economic Review when the 599 journals of Economics in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Quarterly Journal of Economics | 24.2 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 2 | The Review of Economic Studies | 18.3 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 3 | The Journal of Finance | 17.3 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 4 | International Labour Review | 17.2 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 6 | Annual Review of Economics | 14.3 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 7 | Journal of Financial Economics | 14.3 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 8 | Review of Financial Studies | 13.8 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 9 | Energy Economics | 13.6 | SSCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
07Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
08Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of American Economic Review?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of American Economic Review is 17.1: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 17.1 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of American Economic Review?
The h-index of American Economic Review is 619 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 619 of its papers have each been cited at least 619 times. Its i10-index is 7,619.
What is the quartile of American Economic Review?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). American Economic Review is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is American Economic Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes. American Economic Review appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is American Economic Review an SCIE journal?
American Economic Review is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is American Economic Review in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. American Economic Review is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Has American Economic Review retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 2 retracted papers in American Economic Review, 1 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are error in data, breach of policy by author, error in image. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in American Economic Review?
0% of 200 recent research articles in American Economic Review name a funder in Crossref.
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