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Land Economics

University of Wisconsin Press · United States · Est. 1925

ISSN0023-7639eISSN1543-8325

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.685

H-Index

168

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.674

Total Works

4,365

Total Citations

155,207

2yr Mean Citedness

0.68

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC-BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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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?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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