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Public Finance Review

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1091-1421eISSN1552-7530

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.638

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.774

Total Worksi

964

Total Citationsi

14,955

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Economics and Econometrics; Finance; Public Administration.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications964

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1091-1421 / 1552-7530

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

203

2019

149

2020

2021

172

2022

153

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

FinanceQ2

Public AdministrationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and EconometricsPublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationTaxation and Compliance StudiesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsFiscal Policies and Political EconomyCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisHousing Market and EconomicsMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactSchool Choice and Performance

Frequently asked questions about Public Finance Review

Is Public Finance Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Public Finance Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Public Finance Review?

Public Finance Review 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 1.02.

Is Public Finance Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Public Finance Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Public Finance Review?