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Journal of Public Economics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0047-2727eISSN0047-2727

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

3.601

H-Indexi

291

SNIPi

2.318

Total Worksi

5,355

Total Citationsi

416,803

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Public Economics aims to encourage original scientific contributions on the problems of public economics. It emphasizes the application of modern economic theory and methods of quantitative analysis, and fosters research in microeconomics, public economics, labor economics, welfare, and public goods.

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

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, Except Apr., Aug. And Dec., <May 1994->

StatusActive

Total Publications5,355

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0047-2727 / 0047-2727

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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

107

2019

154

18k

2020

157

4.5k

2021

148

3.5k

2022

176

2.5k

2023

162

1.3k

2024

187

469

2025

141

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 EconometricsQ1

FinanceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsTaxation and Compliance StudiesFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisCorporate Taxation and Avoidance

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Economics

Is Journal of Public Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Public 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 Journal of Public Economics?

Journal of Public 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 3.14.

Is Journal of Public Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Public Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.