The Baltic Journal of Economics is an international open access, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality original and innovative economic research . It is the natural outlet for economic papers of specific relevance to the Baltic region, and more broadly to open economies in their transition or post-transition stage. The journal aims to stimulate dialogue between academics and policy makers within a broad range of economic fields, such as (but not restricted to):
European integration process and regional convergence
International trade and global value chains
Fiscal policy and income inequality
Labor market structure
Pension and healthcare systems
Corporate finance and banking
Institutions, corruption and tax evasion
The Baltic Journal of Economics is published by the Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies (BICEPS), in cooperation with the Baltic Economic Association, thanks to the support of its institutional partners.
Core supporters: Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Latvijas Banka, Lietuvas Bankas, Eesti Pank.
Supporter: University of Tartu
Special support: Kyiv School of Economics
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors. If found suitable for further consideration, papers are reviewed by independent, anonymous experts selected from an international pool of referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via Editorial Manager. Please be aware that the Journal checks all submitted manuscripts for plagiarism.
In addition to academic papers, the journal also welcomes policy-oriented papers.
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Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editors Anders Paalzow - Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Latvia/Sweden Konstantins Benkovskis - Bank of Latvia and Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia Elena Besedina - Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine Nicolas Gavoille - Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia Jose Garcia-Louzao - Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania Oļegs Tkačevs - Bank of Latvia, Latvia Bartosz Witkowski - Warsaw School of Economics, Poland Anna Zasova - Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Latvia
Associate Editors Torbjörn Becker - Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics, Sweden Janis Berzins - Norwegian Business School, Norway Jaan Masso - University of Tartu, Estonia Michal Myck - Centre for Economic Analysis, Poland Oleg Nivievskyi - Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine Talis Putnins - University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Michal Rubaszek - SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland Swapnil Singh - CEFER, Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania Konstantin Sonin - University of Chicago, USA Karsten Staehr - Bank of Estonia, Estonia Alminas Zaldokas - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Managing Editor Lelde Jakobsone - Baltic International Centre for Economic Policy Studies, Latvia
Abstracting and indexing
The Baltic Journal of Economics is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Cabell's Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Econlit RePec Scopus (Elsevier) Social Sciences Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics)
Open access
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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