Open access in economics journals

The 123 tracked economics journals ranked by the share of their 2023–2025 papers that are open access, with each status's share. Open-access status as OpenAlex reports it for each paper (diamond: published in an open-access journal that charges authors no fee; gold: published in an open-access journal; hybrid: open under a licence in a subscription journal; bronze: free to read on the publisher's site without an open licence; green: only a free copy in a repository; closed: no free copy found). Papers count by publication year; the share is of the papers whose status is known. Also as Markdown.

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Key findings#

Of the 37,698 papers the 123 tracked economics journals published in 2023–2025, 50% are open access (diamond 0%, gold 1%, hybrid 33%, bronze 4% and green 12%).
The open-access share went from 39% in 2017 to 50% in 2025.
The most open journal is Agricultural and Food Economics (100%), followed by Journal for Labour Market Research (100%) and Journal of Economic Structures (100%); the least open is Economic Analysis and Policy (18%).

Tracked economics journals by open-access share of their 2023–2025 papers (OpenAlex)
#	Journal	Papers 2023–2025	Open access	Diamond	Gold	Hybrid	Bronze	Green	Closed
1	Agricultural and Food Economics	201	100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
2	Journal for Labour Market Research	91	100%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
3	Journal of Economic Structures	74	100%	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
4	SERIEs	54	96%	0%	0%	91%	2%	4%	4%
5	Experimental Economics	123	88%	0%	0%	78%	5%	5%	12%
6	Journal of Economic Growth	39	79%	0%	0%	56%	3%	21%	21%
7	Social Choice and Welfare	188	76%	0%	0%	51%	1%	24%	24%
8	Journal of Risk and Uncertainty	69	74%	0%	0%	59%	3%	12%	26%
9	Small Business Economics	433	73%	0%	0%	62%	3%	9%	27%
10	Environmental and Resource Economics	292	73%	0%	0%	59%	3%	11%	27%
11	Research Policy	477	73%	0%	0%	60%	2%	10%	27%
12	The Journal of Economic Inequality	159	71%	0%	0%	55%	3%	14%	29%
13	Economic Theory	203	71%	0%	0%	43%	1%	27%	29%
14	European Journal of Law and Economics	99	71%	0%	0%	52%	4%	15%	29%
15	Ecological Economics	893	71%	0%	0%	54%	6%	11%	29%
16	Italian Economic Journal	139	69%	0%	0%	55%	3%	12%	31%
17	Labour Economics	367	69%	0%	0%	50%	2%	16%	31%
18	Review of Economics of the Household	181	69%	0%	0%	45%	5%	19%	31%
19	Journal of Environmental Economics and Management	366	67%	0%	0%	43%	7%	18%	33%
20	International Tax and Public Finance	162	67%	0%	0%	49%	4%	14%	33%
21	Theory and Decision	172	67%	0%	0%	48%	1%	17%	33%
22	Journal of Economic Theory	353	67%	0%	0%	39%	8%	20%	33%
23	Games and Economic Behavior	461	66%	0%	0%	39%	5%	23%	34%
24	Empirica	110	66%	0%	0%	53%	5%	8%	34%
25	Constitutional Political Economy	115	66%	0%	0%	51%	4%	10%	34%
26	European Economic Review	600	66%	0%	0%	47%	3%	15%	34%
27	Food Policy	446	66%	0%	0%	50%	7%	9%	34%
28	International Journal of Game Theory	129	66%	0%	0%	44%	2%	20%	34%
29	Review of Evolutionary Political Economy	73	66%	0%	0%	51%	4%	11%	34%
30	Economia Politica	101	65%	0%	0%	53%	4%	8%	35%
31	Information Economics and Policy	72	65%	0%	0%	44%	7%	14%	35%
32	Economics of Disasters and Climate Change	66	65%	0%	0%	41%	11%	14%	35%
33	Journal of Productivity Analysis	134	65%	0%	0%	46%	7%	12%	35%
34	Journal of Economic Psychology	165	65%	0%	0%	47%	7%	11%	35%
35	Journal of Cultural Economics	98	64%	0%	0%	45%	5%	14%	36%
36	Journal of Population Economics	212	64%	0%	0%	47%	2%	15%	36%
37	Economic Theory Bulletin	64	64%	0%	0%	39%	2%	23%	36%
38	Resource and Energy Economics	105	64%	0%	0%	48%	5%	11%	36%
39	Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization	1,169	63%	0%	0%	40%	3%	20%	37%
40	European Journal of Political Economy	318	63%	0%	0%	42%	3%	18%	37%
41	World Development	878	63%	0%	0%	49%	4%	10%	37%
42	Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination	92	63%	0%	0%	49%	2%	12%	37%
43	Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control	381	63%	0%	0%	32%	4%	27%	37%
44	Japanese Economic Review	101	62%	0%	0%	40%	16%	7%	38%
45	Mathematical Social Sciences	191	62%	0%	0%	39%	7%	17%	38%
46	Journal of Evolutionary Economics	111	62%	0%	0%	48%	2%	13%	38%
47	Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics	405	61%	0%	0%	47%	2%	12%	39%
48	Journal of Mathematical Economics	254	61%	0%	0%	35%	6%	21%	39%
49	Public Choice	324	61%	0%	0%	38%	12%	11%	39%
50	Journal of Public Economics	501	61%	0%	0%	40%	5%	16%	39%
51	International Journal of Forecasting	270	61%	0%	0%	41%	3%	16%	39%
52	Journal of Econometrics	559	61%	0%	0%	29%	8%	24%	39%
53	International Review of Law and Economics	106	59%	0%	0%	31%	7%	22%	41%
54	Comparative Economic Studies	63	59%	0%	0%	30%	11%	17%	41%
55	Journal of Development Economics	520	58%	0%	0%	37%	3%	18%	42%
56	Journal of the Japanese and International Economies	76	58%	0%	0%	29%	12%	17%	42%
57	Review of Industrial Organization	146	58%	0%	0%	40%	3%	14%	42%
58	Journal of Choice Modelling	108	56%	0%	0%	43%	4%	10%	44%
59	Economics Letters	1,518	56%	0%	0%	31%	3%	22%	44%
60	International Review of Economics	104	56%	0%	0%	38%	3%	15%	44%
61	The Annals of Regional Science	241	55%	0%	0%	45%	5%	5%	45%
62	Economics of Education Review	271	55%	0%	0%	42%	1%	11%	45%
63	Explorations in Economic History	144	55%	0%	0%	40%	5%	10%	45%
64	Journal of Regulatory Economics	50	54%	0%	0%	32%	4%	18%	46%
65	Review of World Economics	127	54%	0%	0%	33%	1%	20%	46%
66	International Journal of Industrial Organization	187	53%	0%	0%	33%	4%	16%	47%
67	Energy Policy	1,345	53%	0%	0%	40%	4%	10%	47%
68	Journal of Labor Research	35	51%	0%	0%	17%	9%	26%	49%
69	Eastern Economic Journal	82	51%	0%	0%	18%	16%	17%	49%
70	Open Economies Review	141	51%	0%	0%	39%	4%	9%	49%
71	Journal of International Economics	341	51%	1%	0%	31%	3%	16%	49%
72	Journal of Housing Economics	114	50%	0%	0%	33%	3%	14%	50%
73	Portuguese Economic Journal	46	50%	0%	0%	26%	13%	11%	50%
74	Regional Science and Urban Economics	191	50%	0%	0%	30%	3%	17%	50%
75	Journal of Monetary Economics	310	50%	1%	0%	30%	2%	17%	50%
76	Journal of Macroeconomics	149	50%	0%	0%	26%	7%	17%	50%
77	Empirical Economics	489	49%	0%	0%	35%	6%	8%	51%
78	Review of Economic Dynamics	126	49%	0%	0%	20%	6%	23%	51%
79	Journal of Urban Economics	164	49%	0%	0%	34%	2%	12%	51%
80	Review of Economic Design	68	49%	0%	0%	29%	4%	15%	51%
81	Journal of Economics Race and Policy	67	48%	0%	0%	21%	15%	12%	52%
82	Journal of Business Cycle Research	38	47%	0%	0%	32%	8%	8%	53%
83	Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences	103	47%	0%	0%	26%	10%	11%	53%
84	Environmental Economics and Policy Studies	101	47%	0%	0%	33%	6%	8%	53%
85	Structural Change and Economic Dynamics	512	46%	0%	0%	30%	2%	14%	54%
86	Eurasian economic review :	224	46%	0%	0%	38%	4%	4%	54%
87	Telecommunications Policy	365	45%	0%	0%	33%	2%	10%	55%
88	Journal of Industry Competition and Trade	64	45%	0%	2%	28%	6%	9%	55%
89	International Economics	208	45%	0%	0%	32%	6%	6%	55%
90	Land Use Policy	1,123	44%	0%	0%	36%	3%	6%	56%
91	Journal of Family and Economic Issues	178	44%	0%	0%	31%	7%	6%	56%
92	Research in Transportation Economics	307	44%	0%	0%	37%	1%	6%	56%
93	Journal of Comparative Economics	173	43%	1%	0%	25%	2%	16%	57%
94	The Journal of Economic Asymmetries	149	43%	0%	0%	23%	1%	19%	57%
95	International Advances in Economic Research	77	43%	0%	0%	35%	1%	6%	57%
96	Maritime Economics & Logistics	87	43%	0%	0%	22%	8%	13%	57%
97	Journal of Economics	106	42%	0%	0%	32%	4%	7%	58%
98	Japan and the World Economy	81	42%	0%	0%	20%	11%	11%	58%
99	Utilities Policy	518	41%	0%	0%	33%	2%	6%	59%
100	Mineral Economics	217	41%	0%	0%	31%	6%	4%	59%
101	Energy Economics	2,283	40%	0%	0%	28%	2%	11%	60%
102	Research in Economics	140	40%	0%	0%	25%	6%	9%	60%
103	Transport Policy	989	40%	0%	0%	29%	3%	7%	60%
104	The Review of Austrian Economics	98	40%	0%	0%	27%	5%	8%	60%
105	Economics of Governance	53	40%	0%	0%	25%	6%	9%	60%
106	Economic Systems	207	38%	0%	0%	24%	2%	12%	62%
107	World Development Perspectives	223	36%	0%	0%	29%	3%	4%	64%
108	Economic Modelling	1,031	35%	0%	0%	25%	2%	9%	65%
109	IMF Economic Review	100	35%	0%	1%	0%	8%	26%	65%
110	Economic Change and Restructuring	474	34%	0%	0%	10%	20%	3%	66%
111	Atlantic Economic Journal	84	31%	0%	0%	17%	10%	5%	69%
112	Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science	133	31%	0%	0%	15%	10%	6%	69%
113	Computational Economics	858	31%	0%	0%	20%	3%	8%	69%
114	International Economics and Economic Policy	143	30%	0%	0%	22%	1%	6%	70%
115	Indian Economic Review	101	29%	0%	0%	8%	10%	11%	71%
116	Journal of Policy Modeling	270	29%	0%	0%	20%	2%	6%	71%
117	Journal of Quantitative Economics	157	25%	0%	0%	9%	9%	8%	75%
118	Business Economics	140	24%	0%	0%	6%	15%	4%	76%
119	Resources Policy	2,238	21%	0%	0%	13%	1%	7%	79%
120	China Economic Review	571	21%	0%	0%	5%	1%	15%	79%
121	Journal of Asian Economics	405	20%	0%	0%	3%	0%	17%	80%
122	Indian Journal of Labour Economics	181	19%	0%	0%	8%	7%	4%	81%
123	Economic Analysis and Policy	1,219	18%	0%	0%	14%	0%	4%	82%

By year#

All tracked economics journals: papers per year by open-access status
Year	Papers	Open access	Diamond	Gold	Hybrid	Bronze	Green	Closed
2017	10,274	39%	0%	1%	7%	7%	24%	61%
2018	10,637	40%	0%	1%	8%	7%	25%	60%
2019	10,660	41%	0%	1%	9%	7%	23%	59%
2020	11,595	45%	0%	1%	13%	8%	23%	55%
2021	11,843	48%	0%	1%	19%	9%	19%	52%
2022	11,713	52%	0%	1%	24%	10%	18%	48%
2023	12,106	48%	0%	1%	27%	7%	14%	52%
2024	12,607	51%	0%	1%	35%	4%	12%	49%
2025	12,985	50%	0%	1%	37%	1%	11%	50%
2026 (so far)	11,496	50%	0%	1%	37%	2%	10%	50%

Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Open access in economics journals. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/open-access/economics

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  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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