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American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0002-9246eISSN1536-7150

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.369

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.869

Total Worksi

5,462

Total Citationsi

37,553

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology publishes original, peer-reviewed studies that contribute to knowledge within the broad fields of Economics, Sociology, Political Science, and Social Science generally. It also covers areas such as Economics, Econometrics, and Finance.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,462

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0002-9246 / 1536-7150

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

485

2019

626

2020

473

2021

323

2022

208

2023

255

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Economic Theory and InstitutionsPolitical Economy and MarxismFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic Theory and PolicyLocal Government Finance and Decentralization

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Economics and Sociology

Is American Journal of Economics and Sociology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Economics and Sociology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Economics and Sociology?

American Journal of Economics and Sociology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.61.

Is American Journal of Economics and Sociology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Economics and Sociology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.