Applied Economics Letters

Aims & Scope

Applied Economics Letters is a companion journal to Applied Economics and Applied Financial Economics.

It publishes short accounts of new original research and encourages discussion of papers previously published in its two companion journals.

Letters are reviewed by the Editor, a member of the Editorial Board or another suitable authority.

They are generally applied in nature, but may include discussion of method and theoretical formulation.

In a change to the format of the Applied Financial Series of journals, from 2009 Applied Financial Economics Letters will be incorporated into its sister journal Applied Economics Letters.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.384

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14195

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2170

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Bitcoins as an investment or speculative vehicle? A first look

  Citation: 497

  Authors: C., M.

• Is the tourism-led growth hypothesis valid for Turkey?

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Lokman, Abdulnasser

• On the application of the dynamic conditional correlation model in estimating optimal time-varying hedge ratios

  Citation: 245

  Authors: Yuan-Hung Hsu, Ho-Chyuan, Kuang-Hua

• What precious metals act as safe havens, and when? Some US evidence

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Brian M., Sile

• Causality between trade and tourism: empirical evidence from China

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Jordan, Ken

• Characteristics of Bitcoin users: an analysis of Google search data

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Aaron, Matthew

• A new method to choose optimal lag order in stable and unstable VAR models

  Citation: 183

  Authors: A.

• Use of ratios in data envelopment analysis

  Citation: 174

  Authors: B., P.

• Innovation, financial development and economic growth in Eurozone countries

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Rudra P., Mak B., John H., Mahendhiran

• Governance and foreign direct investment links: evidence from panel data estimations

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Azmat

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