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Economics of Governance

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 2000

ISSN1435-6104eISSN1435-8131
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.321
H-Indexi
48
SNIPi
0.79
Total Worksi
456
Total Citationsi
11,395
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.86
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Economics of Governance fosters research at many levels of governance, including local and federal governments, international organizations, non-profit organizations, and state-owned corporations. Examines the private provision of public goods, local public policies, credibility and enforcement of international agreements, among others. Presents interdisciplinary contributions from economists, organizational scholars, and political scientists. Uses a variety of approaches to offer new insights, including formal theoretical analysis, systematic observation, simulation, and empirical studies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications456
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1435-6104 / 1435-8131
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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

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
15
152
2019
13
65
2020
18
164
2021
24
165
2022
17
89
2023
14
36
2024
23
33
2025
50
12
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, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2
Business and International ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Business and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationCorruption and Economic DevelopmentFiscal Policies and Political EconomyExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesElectoral Systems and Political ParticipationCulture, Economy, and Development StudiesTaxation and Compliance StudiesCorporate Finance and GovernanceEconomic Policies and Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Economics of Governance

Is Economics of Governance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Economics of Governance: 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 Economics of Governance?

Economics of Governance 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 0.86.

Is Economics of Governance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Economics of Governance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Economics of Governance?

Economics of Governance fosters research at many levels of governance, including local and federal governments, international organizations, non-profit organizations, and state-owned corporations. Examines the private provision of public goods, local public policies, credibility and enforcement of international agreements, among others. Presents interdisciplinary contributions from economists, organizational scholars, and political scientists. Uses a variety of approaches to offer new insights, including formal theoretical analysis, systematic observation, simulation, and empirical studies.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref