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Review of World Economics

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1970

ISSN1610-2878eISSN1610-2886

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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.559

H-Indexi

117

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.495

Total Worksi

2,597

Total Citationsi

61,310

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Review of World Economics is one of the leading journals in international economics, featuring high quality papers by renowned scholars from around the world. Founded in 1913 as the world's first journal in international economics under the name Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv. Emphasizes research in trade and trade policies, foreign direct investment, global supply chains and migration. Explores international finance, currency systems and exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies in open economies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,597

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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 Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1610-2878 / 1610-2886

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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

806

2019

537

2020

536

2021

455

2022

132

2023

232

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, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsInternational Relations

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global trade and economicsMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesInternational Business and FDIEconomic Theory and PolicyEconomic Growth and ProductivityGlobal Trade and CompetitivenessEconomic theories and modelsFirm Innovation and GrowthFiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Frequently asked questions about Review of World Economics

Is Review of World Economics a predatory journal?

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

Review of World 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 1.96.

Is Review of World Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Review of World Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.