Open Economies Review

Aims & Scope

The topics covered in Open Economies Review include, but are not limited to, models and applications of (1) trade flows, (2) commercial policy, (3) adjustment mechanism to external imbalances, (4) exchange rate movements, (5) alternative monetary regimes, (6) real and financial integration, (7) monetary union, (8) economic development and (9) external debt.

Open Economies Review welcomes original manuscripts, both theoretical and empirical, dealing with international economic issues or national economic issues that have transnational relevance.

Furthermore, Open Economies Review solicits contributions bearing on specific events on important branches of the literature.

Open Economies Review is open to any and all contributions, without preferences for any particular viewpoint or school of thought.

Open Economies Review encourages interdisciplinary communication and interaction among researchers in the vast area of international and transnational economics.

Authors will be expected to meet the scientific standards prevailing in their respective fields, and empirical findings must be reproducible.

Regardless of degree of complexity and specificity, authors are expected to write an introduction, setting forth the nature of their research and the significance of their findings, in a manner accessible to researchers in other disciplines.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.479

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	42

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12004

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	215

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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.

• International Reserves: Precautionary Versus Mercantilist Views, Theory and Evidence

  Citation: 374

  Authors: Joshua, Jaewoo

• Nonlinear ARDL Approach and the J-Curve Phenomenon

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Mohsen, Hadise

• Key Determinants of Non-performing Loans: New Evidence from a Global Sample

  Citation: 198

  Authors: Roland, Petr, Anamaria

• Do Institutions Matter for Foreign Direct Investment?

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Fathi A., Norbert, Ronald

• Does Economic Policy Uncertainty Predict Exchange Rate Returns and Volatility? Evidence from a Nonparametric Causality-in-Quantiles Test

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Mehmet, Rangan, Clement, Mark E.

• The Economic Effects of COVID-19 Containment Measures

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Pragyan, Davide, Jonathan D., Nour

• Trade Flows and Spatial Effects: The Gravity Model Revisited

  Citation: 124

  Authors: A.

• Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Jeffrey

• Do IMF and IBRD Cause Moral Hazard and Political Business Cycles? Evidence from Panel Data

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Axel, Roland

• Capital Flows and Economic Growth in the Era of Financial Integration and Crisis, 1990–2010

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Joshua, Yothin, Donghyun

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