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Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1748-7889

SJR Q1✓ 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?

291

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 272d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.855

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.632

Total Worksi

471

Total Citationsi

8,531

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Economic Policy Reform publishes research related to Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance. It aims to foster research in Macroeconomics, International economics, Finance, Labour economics and Politics, and investigates policy issues involving economic growth, social change, environmental protection, planning and development, or poverty. The journal also publishes new perspectives on critical policy issues, including political economy, development and planning, and general social sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications471

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-7889

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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

975

2019

623

2020

172

2021

243

2022

255

2023

106

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)Q1

Business and International ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEconomics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Business and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactGlobal trade and economicsFiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomic Growth and ProductivityGlobal Financial Regulation and CrisesLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationCorporate Finance and Governance

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Is Journal of Economic Policy Reform a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Economic Policy Reform: 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 Journal of Economic Policy Reform?

Journal of Economic Policy Reform 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 2.17.

Is Journal of Economic Policy Reform indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Economic Policy Reform is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.