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Lahore Journal of Economics

Lahore School of Economics · Pakistan · Est. 1996

ISSN1811-5438eISSN1811-5446

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

768

Total Citationsi

4,955

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Lahore Journal of Economics aims to add to the wider understanding of the workings and problems faced by developing economies, with a particular emphasis on South Asia. Our international editorial board will carefully consider and review for publication original theoretical and empirical contributions. Contributions are invited from across the social sciences, including but not limited to economics, international relations, education, health, employment, finance, business, anthropology, demography and political science.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Frequencybiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications768

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PNNational Digital Archive of Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information CentreDSpace

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lahore School of Economics

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1811-5438 / 1811-5446

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

PKP PN, National Digital Archive of Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre, DSpace

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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

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

105

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2022

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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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesGlobal trade and economicsMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic Theory and PolicyMarket Dynamics and VolatilityPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareIncome, Poverty, and InequalityInternational Development and Aid

Frequently asked questions about Lahore Journal of Economics

Is Lahore Journal of Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lahore Journal of Economics: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Lahore Journal of Economics?

Lahore Journal of Economics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.04.

Is Lahore Journal of Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lahore Journal of Economics is indexed in DOAJ.