Periodical of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 
Acta Oeconomica (founded in 1966) is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality, original articles on issues relevant to the economic development of post-Communist Europe and Asia. These issues include theoretical and empirical problems of the transition process, institutions, political economy, economic policy, and regional integration. Many of the problems the post-Communist region faces are shared with other European and Asian countries, such as green and digital transition and the build-up of a knowledge-based economy. The journal is also interested in articles addressing the geopolitical systemic change surrounding these issues.
Given the focus on real-world problems and a particular region, the journal is pluralistic in its methodology. We welcome relevant theoretical articles, statistical analyses, and single or comparative case studies. A specific aim of the journal is to preserve the heritage of the great Hungarian economist, János Kornai, thus articles using the system paradigm are particularly encouraged. In addition to academic papers, the journal is also open to policy-oriented articles.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to a rigorous peer review process, based on initial editorial screening and double-blind refereeing by a minimum of two external specialist referees. We aim to provide a first decision on peer review within a week of receiving an article.
Gold open access publication is available in the journal.
Impact and ranking (2023)
| Impact factor 0.7 (Q3) | Scopus CiteScore 1.4 (Q3) | Scimago SJR 0.218 (Q4) |
Call for Papers 2024
Special Issue of the Acta Oeconomica
The role of institutions in making the European economy and society resilient in turbulent times
The European economy has been subject to various shocks in the past two decades, which have become larger and more frequent. Moreover, their nature varied over time, from a financial shock in 2008-2009 to a rapid decoupling from Russia and an acceleration of the green transition in 2022-2024 because of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The European Union, its different geographical areas, member states, and their regions demonstrated different degrees of resilience-capacity to limit crises' economic and social costs and quickly restore a fair and sustainable development path through adoption and innovation in the public and private sectors. Performance varied over time and among member states and regions regarding economic and social outcomes. Overall, the EU's international position has weakened, its share in the global economy has diminished further, and it has lagged the US and Asia in the technological race.
We invite contributions to analyse the factors that explain the EU's overall performance and the differences within the EU, with a particular interest in the role of institutions in this regard. We welcome theoretical and empirical analyses focusing on the EU, geographical areas, such as Central-Eastern Europe or Southern Europe, individual member states or candidate countries, and regions (sub-national level). Contributions can focus on the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of development and the different sectors of the economy, such as
1. Corporate sector: productivity, investment, technological upgrading, innovation – the resilience of the real economy
2. Households: Income and social inequalities – social resilience
3. Government, public sector: Government capacity, fiscal institutions – macroeconomic and social resilience.
Deadline for Submission: 31 July 2024
Papers can be submitted on the website of Acta Oeconomica https://akjournals.com/view/journals/032/032-overview.xml
or via email to the Co-Editors-in-Chief
István P Székely istvanpszekely@yahoo.com
Dóra Győrffy gyorffyd@gmail.com
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