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China Economic Journal

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN1753-8963eISSN1753-8971

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.603

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.336

Total Worksi

400

Total Citationsi

6,425

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

China Economic Journal examines and analyzes the latest developments in the Chinese economy and government economic policies. It publishes papers focusing on cutting-edge issues in China's economic development with long-term significance, based on solid analytical logic and empirical evidence.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyThree Times Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications400

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1753-8963 / 1753-8971

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

596

2019

312

2020

908

2021

258

2022

119

2023

131

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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Cultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global trade and economicsFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomic Growth and ProductivityEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthInternational Business and FDICorporate Finance and GovernanceBanking stability, regulation, efficiency

Frequently asked questions about China Economic Journal

Is China Economic Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China Economic Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of China Economic Journal?

China Economic Journal 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 1.49.

Is China Economic Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

China Economic Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.