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World Review of Political Economy

Pluto Journals · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2042-8928

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.25

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.627

Total Works

574

Total Citations

1,267

2yr Mean Citedness

0.71

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on critical political economy, particularly from a Marxist perspective. It examines the theory and practice of capitalism, imperialism, and socialism, with a significant emphasis on China's economic development and modernization. The scope includes analyses of global economic inequalities, financialization, labor, and institutional transformations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications574

Publisher OrgPluto Journals

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~36 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pluto Journals

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2042-8928

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q3

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Economy and MarxismEconomic Theory and PolicyEconomic Theory and InstitutionsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHousing, Finance, and NeoliberalismInternational Development and AidHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Specialized Academic ResearchState Capitalism and Financial GovernanceGlobal Economic and Social Development