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Journal of Human Capital

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 2004

ISSN1932-8664

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.838

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.878

Total Worksi

360

Total Citationsi

7,768

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.32

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Human Capital is dedicated to human capital and its expanding economic and social roles in the contemporary knowledge economy. It explores the growth of technological variety and its implications for the division of labor and the specificity of human capital within firms.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications360

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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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?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1932-8664

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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

262

2019

250

2020

171

2021

2022

2023

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Labor market dynamics and wage inequalitySchool Choice and PerformanceIntergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGender, Labor, and Family DynamicsPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareEconomic Growth and ProductivityHigher Education Research StudiesGlobal Health Care IssuesMigration and Labor Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Capital

Is Journal of Human Capital a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Capital: 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 Human Capital?

Journal of Human Capital 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 0.32.

Is Journal of Human Capital indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Capital is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.