As the flagship of the American Committee on Asian Economic Studies (ACAES), the Journal was produced in service to the ACAES mission of promoting economic research on Asia and fostering engagement between Asian economists and their counterparts in the rest of the world.

During its 30-year history under ACAES, the Journal was helmed by three editors-in-chief: founder Manoranjan Dutta (1990-2007); Michael Plummer (2007-2015); and Calla Wiemer (2015-2020).

As of the August 2020 issue, Elsevier has severed the Journal's relationship with ACAES.

[1] The Journal is now managed by Elsevier Beijing Ltd. which has authority in appointing the editor.

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