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Journal of Economic Inequality

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1569-1721eISSN1573-8701

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.294

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SNIP

1.775

Total Works

767

Total Citations

25,164

2yr Mean Citedness

1.49

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Economic Inequality provides a forum for analysis and measurement of economic and social inequalities, using theoretical and empirical approaches. Among the topics considered are: differences within and between countries, and globally; inequalities of outcome and of opportunity, poverty, and mobility; univariate and multivariate approaches; differences between socioeconomic groups; the factor distribution of income; related statistical and data issues, and policy analysis.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications767

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-1721 / 1573-8701

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Income, Poverty, and InequalityFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsIntergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomic theories and modelsPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareEconomic Theory and PolicyFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisSocial Policy and Reform Studies