Removed from DOAJ (2022-04-14). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ 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
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
SJR Scorei
0.136
H-Indexi
15
SNIPi
0.461
Total Worksi
228
Total Citationsi
965
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.59
Open Impact Factor alternative
Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Danube is an international professional journal that publishes research related to Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Social Sciences. It refers to the tradition of the humanities-oriented periodical of the same title.
AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Citations received
20
128
2019
20
122
2020
20
60
2021
20
77
2022
20
27
2023
20
22
2024
20
13
2025
7
0
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.
LawEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthTaxation and Compliance StudiesEconomic Growth and ProductivityCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionEconomic and Fiscal StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesOmbudsman and Human RightsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesGlobal Health Care Issues
Frequently asked questions about Danube
Is Danube a predatory journal?
Danube was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2022-04-14). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Danube?
Danube is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.136.