The Journal of Economic Perspectives
Last updated ISSN 0895-3309
The Journal of Economic Perspectives is published by American Economic Association in economics, econometrics and finance. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Economic Perspectives concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Economic theories and models
- Economic Theory and Institutions
- Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
- Global Financial Crisis and Policies
- Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Economic Growth and Productivity
Key facts
| Publisher | American Economic Association |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0895-3309, 1944-7965 |
| Subject area | Economics, Econometrics and Finance |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 2,437 |
| Publishing since | 1987 |
| Journal website | www.aeaweb.org/jep/ |
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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