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Journal of Population Economics

Springer New York · Germany · Est. 1988

ISSN1432-1475
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
1.805
H-Index
135
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
2.074
Total Works
1,725
Total Citations
71,636
2yr Mean Citedness
2.75
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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Population Economics is a highly cited international quarterly that publishes original theoretical and applied research with significant policy relevance. Covering issues with challenging demographic contexts, its articles provide individual, household, firm, economy-wide and societal perspectives. A focus on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is particularly welcome. Individual, household or family studies cover partnership formation, divorce, fertility, education, work, migration, health, conflict, violence, risky behavior and aging. Macro topics include economic growth with exogenous or endogenous populations, population policy, savings, pensions, social security, housing, and health care. Societal challenges of interest include gender issues, wellbeing and happiness, sexuality, abortion, religion, poverty, inequality, war, peace and refugees. Firm-related topics include personnel economics and management, skilled labor recruitment, working from home, diversity, robots and artificial intelligence. Studies from business, other social sciences, medicine and related fields like human biology, development, history, and public choice are considered.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1988
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,725
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer New York
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1432-1475
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

DemographyQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DemographyEconomics

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsDemography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Gender, Labor, and Family DynamicsMigration and Labor DynamicsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal Health Care IssuesLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityFamily Dynamics and RelationshipsFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisEconomic Growth and ProductivityDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesEmployment and Welfare Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref