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American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

American Economic Association · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1945-7669eISSN1945-7685

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

4.257

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.828

Total Worksi

835

Total Citationsi

24,021

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly, 2010-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications835

Publisher OrgAmerican Economic Association

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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?

American Economic Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1945-7669 / 1945-7685

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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

907

2019

518

2020

1.1k

2021

951

2022

579

2023

320

2024

124

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)

Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesAuction Theory and ApplicationsGame Theory and ApplicationsConsumer Market Behavior and PricingMerger and Competition AnalysisEconomic theories and modelsDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsGame Theory and Voting SystemsDigital Platforms and EconomicsLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems

Frequently asked questions about American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Is American Economic Journal: Microeconomics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Economic Journal: Microeconomics: 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 American Economic Journal: Microeconomics?

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 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 3.68.

Is American Economic Journal: Microeconomics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Economic Journal: Microeconomics?