JEI was established by the Ikatan Sarjana Ekonomi Indonesia/Indonesian Economist Association (ISEI) in 2004. The ISEI board does not take responsibility for the views expressed by the authors of the journal. JEI authors benefit from extensive editing process as well as English proofreading services. The journal charges no fee to its authors for article publications, and readers will be granted open access to articles published in JEI. The board believes that such access policy will benefit the broader academics and research communities.
Since 2020, JEI has started publishing its volumes triannually (three times a year), in April, August, and December. Additionally, hard copy versions of JEI volumes are also published by the ISEI.