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Public Finance Quarterly

Corvinus University of Budapest · Hungary · Est. 2019

ISSN2064-8278

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total62

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⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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SJR Scorei

0.159

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.233

Total Worksi

365

Total Citationsi

912

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Public Finance Quarterly publishes research related to Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Social Sciences. The journal aims to provide a credible picture of financial systems, the operations of the public sector and national economy, and efforts to catch up with economically developed countries.

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General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2019

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications365

Publisher OrgMagyar Közlöny Lap- és Könyvkiadó Kft.

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Corvinus University of Budapest

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2064-8278

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

303

2020

266

2021

177

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.

FinanceQ4

Public AdministrationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinancePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational StudiesRegional Development and PolicyFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisEconomic Growth and ProductivityGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesRussia and Soviet political economyFiscal Policies and Political EconomyMarket Dynamics and VolatilityEconomic Theory and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Public Finance Quarterly

Is Public Finance Quarterly a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Public Finance Quarterly: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Public Finance Quarterly?

Public Finance Quarterly 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 0.55.

Is Public Finance Quarterly indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Public Finance Quarterly is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.