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Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1474-7472eISSN1475-3022

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.716

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.95

Total Worksi

928

Total Citationsi

15,822

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.92

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Pension Economics and Finance is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes high-quality research on all aspects of pension economics and finance. It covers topics such as pension design, funding, regulation, investment, and the economics of aging populations. The journal aims to provide a forum for academics, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss and debate key issues in the field.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications928

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind 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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-7472 / 1475-3022

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

514

2019

365

2020

301

2021

150

2022

181

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

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceEconomics

Scopus Categories

FinanceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisRetirement, Disability, and EmploymentGlobal Health Care IssuesInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHousing Market and EconomicsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy TechniquesGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Pension Economics and Finance

Is Journal of Pension Economics and Finance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Pension Economics and Finance: 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 Pension Economics and Finance?

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance 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 0.92.

Is Journal of Pension Economics and Finance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Pension Economics and Finance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.