Econometrics Journal

Econometrics Journal (commonly abbreviated as Econom. J.) is the flagship econometrics journal of the Royal Economic Society. Established in 1998 and published by Oxford University Press on the society's behalf, it appears three times a year, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.1.Econometrics Journal（常用缩写 Econom. J.）是英国皇家经济学会的旗舰计量经济学期刊，1998 年创刊，由牛津大学出版社代表学会出版，每年出版 3 期，2025 年影响因子为 4.1。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: created by the Royal Economic Society in 1998, the journal set out to be a top international field journal for econometrics, benchmarked against the intellectual rigour and standing of the field's pre-existing leading titles.学科定位： 期刊由皇家经济学会于 1998 年创设，目标是以既有顶级领域期刊的智识严谨与学术地位为标杆，创办计量经济学的顶级国际领域期刊。
• Subject coverage: it publishes first-class papers in macro-, micro- and financial econometrics, open to applied, computational, methodological and theoretical contributions alike.收录主题： 期刊致力于发表宏观、微观与金融计量经济学的一流论文，对应用、计算、方法与理论贡献全面开放。
• Editorial preference: the journal is particularly interested in path-breaking articles in econometrics and empirical economics that address leading cases rather than provide exhaustive treatment.办刊取向： 期刊优先考虑在计量经济学与实证经济学中具有开创性、直击主要情形而非面面俱到的论文。
• Publishing model: the journal is subscription-based with an open access option available.出版模式： 期刊为订阅型刊物，支持开放获取出版选项。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed in both the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index, the journal reached a record 7.0 impact factor with first-quartile standing in four categories in 2024, standing at 4.1 in 2025.收录与指标： 同时被科学引文索引扩展版与社会科学引文索引收录，2024 年影响因子达 7.0 的历史峰值并在四个类别列第一区，2025 年为 4.1。^[2]

History

• Founded in 1998: the journal was established by the Royal Economic Society in 1998 to promote the general advancement and application of econometric methods and techniques to problems of relevance to modern economics.1998年创刊： 期刊于 1998 年由皇家经济学会创办，旨在促进计量经济方法与技术面向现代经济相关问题的推广与应用。
• Publisher history: owned by the society, the journal is produced and distributed by Oxford University Press.出版方沿革： 期刊由学会所有，牛津大学出版社承担出版发行。
• Policy history: under the previous editor the journal introduced an editorial policy focused on rapid dissemination of applied research and built a regular programme of special issues.编辑政策沿革： 在上一任主编任内，期刊确立了面向应用研究快速传播的编辑政策，并发展出常规特刊机制。
• Editorial succession: Jaap H. Abbring stepped down at the end of April 2026 after nearly twenty years of service, and Dennis Kristensen took over as editor-in-chief from 1 May 2026.主编换届： Jaap H. Abbring 在服务期刊近二十年后于 2026 年 4 月底卸任，Dennis Kristensen 自 2026 年 5 月 1 日起出任主编。^[3]
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 2.139 in 2019, 1.9 in 2022 and 7.0 in 2024, settling at 4.1 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 2.139，2022 年为 1.9，2024 年升至 7.0，2025 年为 4.1。
• Frequency: the journal appears three times a year.刊期： 期刊每年出版 3 期。

Editors

• Editor-in-chief: the journal is led by Dennis Kristensen, professor of economics at University College London, who took office on 1 May 2026.现任主编： 主编为 Dennis Kristensen，任伦敦大学学院经济学教授，2026 年 5 月 1 日就任。
• Editorial background: Kristensen works on econometric theory, computational economics, applied microeconomics and quantitative finance, having served the journal as co-editor from 2015 to 2025.主编背景： Kristensen 的研究覆盖计量经济理论、计算经济学、应用微观经济学与量化金融，此前曾在 2015 至 2025 年间担任期刊联合主编。
• Editorial structure: the journal runs a co-editor system, with past and present co-editors including Victor Chernozhukov of MIT and Raffaella Giacomini of University College London, alongside a data editor.编委架构： 期刊设联合主编制，历任联合主编包括麻省理工学院的 Victor Chernozhukov 与伦敦大学学院的 Raffaella Giacomini 等，另设数据编辑。
• Outgoing editor: under Abbring the journal reached its highest ever impact factor, and his term together with that of co-editor Petra Todd was marked with the society's thanks.卸任主编贡献： 卸任主编 Abbring 任内期刊影响因子创下历史峰值，他会同联合主编 Petra Todd 等人的任期已获学会致谢。^[4]
• Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the society's designated online system and undergo peer review, with rapid dissemination of applied research as a guiding aim.投稿与评审： 稿件经学会指定的在线投稿系统递交，接受同行评审，注重快速传播应用研究成果。