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Journal of Applied Economics

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1667-6726

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.537

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.672

Total Works

681

Total Citations

15,298

2yr Mean Citedness

3.33

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes empirical research on economic phenomena, including the impact of government policies, corporate behavior, and market dynamics on various economic outcomes. Articles analyze issues such as agricultural efficiency, education costs, firm upgrading, investor confidence, working conditions, technological diversification, exchange rates, market volatility, environmental taxes, low-carbon policies, macroeconomic performance, pollution control, digital payments, capital controls, climate policy uncertainty, corporate greenwashing, digital industrial agglomeration, remote work, illicit financial flows, asset prices, and innovation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications681

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~40 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1667-6726

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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Times cited

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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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthMarket Dynamics and VolatilityGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesGlobal trade and economicsEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomic Theory and PolicyEconomic Growth and ProductivityFiscal Policies and Political EconomyCorporate Finance and Governance