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Journal of Comparative Economics

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1095-7227

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.666

H-Indexi

150

SNIPi

1.894

Total Worksi

3,180

Total Citationsi

101,228

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Comparative Economics leads new directions in research within the field of comparative economics. Prior to 1989, its core focus was the comparison of economic systems, particularly the economic analysis of socialism. The journal aims to enlarge its interest to other emerging market economies, including Europe and the Former Soviet Union.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,180

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-7227

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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

2.1k

2019

1.6k

2020

2021

966

2022

978

2023

271

2024

122

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 EconometricsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal trade and economicsRussia and Soviet political economyGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomic theories and modelsCulture, Economy, and Development StudiesCorporate Finance and GovernanceEconomic Growth and ProductivityMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactCorruption and Economic Development

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Comparative Economics

Is Journal of Comparative Economics a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Comparative 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 1.98.

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

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