Games

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2009

ISSN2073-4336eISSN2073-4336

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

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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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.29

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.374

Total Worksi

878

Total Citationsi

6,016

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Applied Mathematics; Statistics and Probability; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications878

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National Library

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2073-4336 / 2073-4336

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library

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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

362

2019

596

2020

104

494

2021

196

2022

181

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.

Applied MathematicsQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ3

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsMathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesGame Theory and ApplicationsEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationAuction Theory and ApplicationsGame Theory and Voting SystemsDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsEconomic theories and modelsCulture, Economy, and Development StudiesOpinion Dynamics and Social InfluenceConsumer Market Behavior and Pricing

Frequently asked questions about Games

Is Games a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Games: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Games?

Games 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 0.62.

Is Games indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Games is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Games?