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Land Economics

University of Wisconsin Press · United States · Est. 1925

ISSN0023-7639eISSN1543-8325

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.771

H-Indexi

168

SNIPi

0.674

Total Worksi

4,365

Total Citationsi

155,207

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

publishes papers related to the economics of natural and environmental resources, emphasizing conceptual and/or empirical work with direct relevance for public policy. Founded in 1925 as the Journal of Land and Public Utility Economics, the publication features research related to environmental quality, natural resources, housing, urban and rural land use, transportation, and other areas in both developed and developing country contexts.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

Frequencyfour times per year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,365

Publisher OrgUniversity of Wisconsin Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewrigorous, fair, and timely peer review

OA LicenseCC-BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Wisconsin Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0023-7639 / 1543-8325

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

rigorous, fair, and timely peer review

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico

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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

611

2019

432

2020

139

832

2021

231

2022

233

2023

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Economic and Environmental ValuationHousing Market and EconomicsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthLand Rights and ReformsAgricultural Economics and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Land Economics

Is Land Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Land Economics: 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 Land Economics?

Land Economics 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 0.68.

Is Land Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Land Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.