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Economics Letters

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0165-1765eISSN1873-7374

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

0.755

H-Index

197

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.98

Total Works

15,199

Total Citations

329,950

2yr Mean Citedness

1.83

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Economics Letters publishes research on various economic topics, including investor behavior and portfolio optimization, gender differences in financial literacy, spatial competition models with economies of scale, information acquisition incentives under competition and product liability, the relationship between longevity and real interest rates, and the impact of shipping costs on inflation transmission from oil shocks. The journal features empirical studies using auction data and surveys, as well as theoretical models like overlapping generations and circular city models.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 519 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications15,199

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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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?

0165-1765 / 1873-7374

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

FinanceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomic theories and modelsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthMarket Dynamics and VolatilityAuction Theory and Applications