Economic Annals

Aims & Scope

Economic Annals is an academic journal that has been published on a quarterly basis since 1955, initially under its Serbian name of Ekonomski anali (EconLit).

Since 2006 it has been published exclusively in English.

It is published by the Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Serbia.

The journal publishes research in all areas of economics.

The Editorial Board welcomes contributions that explore economic issues in a comparative perspective with a focus on transition and emerging economies in Europe and around the world.

The journal encourages the submission of original unpublished works, not under consideration by other journals or publications.

All submitted papers undergo a double blind refereeing process.

Authors are expected to follow standard publication procedures [Instructions to Authors], to recognise the values of the international academic community and to respect the journal’s Policy.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

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.

• Determinants of bank profitability: Evidence from the Greek banking sector

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Constantinos, Voyazas

• The mutual impact of organizational culture and structure

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Nebojsa

• Economic development in the European super-periphery: Evidence from the Western Balkans

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Will

• A typology of rural areas in Serbia

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Natalija, David, Sophia

• The limitations of microcredit for promoting microenterprises in Bangladesh

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Mahmudul, Islam

• Institutional quality and economic growth: Empirical evidence from the Sudanese economy

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Constantinos, Persefoni, Hashim

• The variable impact of the global economic crisis in South East Europe

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Will, Ivana

• Methodological approaches in the research of organizational culture

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Nebojsa

• Size of government and economic growth: A nonlinear analysis

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Shanaka

• The impact of institutional quality on economic growth: A comparative analysis of the EU and non-EU countries of Southeast Europe

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Marija