The German Economic Association publishes two journals, the English language journal German Economic Review and the German language journal Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik. Shipment to Germany, Austria and Switzerland takes place on a quarterly basis.

From January 1st, 2025, the VfS´ journals will be published as Open Access. The ZBW is supporting the VfS in the Open Access transition of the journals “German Economic Review“ and “Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik“, which is being carried out in cooperation with De Gruyter according to the “Subscribe to Open“ model.