Economic Theory
Last updated ISSN 0938-2259
Economic Theory is published by Springer Science+Business Media in economics, econometrics and finance. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,090.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Economic Theory concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Economic theories and models
- Game Theory and Applications
- Auction Theory and Applications
- Game Theory and Voting Systems
- Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
- Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0938-2259, 1432-0479 |
| Subject area | Economics, Econometrics and Finance |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,090 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 3,099 |
| Publishing since | 1980 |
| Journal website | www.springer.com/economics/economic+theory/journal/1 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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