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International Journal of Game Theory

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1971

ISSN1432-1270

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.361

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.693

Total Worksi

1,955

Total Citationsi

55,468

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Publishes research with significant methodological, conceptual, or mathematical contributions. Includes applications from various areas, with a focus on the economic sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1971

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,955

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-1270

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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

254

2019

205

2020

150

2021

2022

105

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.

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ3

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsMathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsSocial Sciences, Mathematical MethodsStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Mathematics (miscellaneous)Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Economics and EconometricsStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Game Theory and ApplicationsGame Theory and Voting SystemsEconomic theories and modelsAuction Theory and ApplicationsExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesArtificial Intelligence in GamesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceConsumer Market Behavior and Pricing

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Game Theory

Is International Journal of Game Theory a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Game Theory: 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 International Journal of Game Theory?

International Journal of Game Theory 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 1.03.

Is International Journal of Game Theory indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Game Theory is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Game Theory?