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Empirica

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1974

ISSN1573-6911

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

241

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 200d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.57

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.107

Total Worksi

1,154

Total Citationsi

15,678

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Development; Economics and Econometrics; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

Frequency4 Issues A Year, 1999-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,154

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

1573-6911

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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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

441

2019

301

2020

520

2021

357

2022

331

2023

119

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsDevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesGlobal trade and economicsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthFiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomic Growth and ProductivityEconomic Theory and PolicyLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomic theories and modelsFirm Innovation and Growth

Frequently asked questions about Empirica

Is Empirica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Empirica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Empirica?

Empirica 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 1.62.

Is Empirica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Empirica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Empirica?