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Canadian Journal of Economics

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN1540-5982

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.893

H-Indexi

170

SNIPi

0.984

Total Worksi

4,369

Total Citationsi

169,832

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Economics and Econometrics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,369

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1540-5982

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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?

N/A

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

748

2019

888

2020

508

2021

706

2022

380

2023

131

2024

105

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global trade and economicsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic theories and modelsEconomic Theory and PolicyMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomic Growth and ProductivityMerger and Competition AnalysisLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomic Theory and Institutions

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Economics

Is Canadian Journal of Economics a predatory journal?

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

Canadian Journal of 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 1.44.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Journal of Economics?