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Economics and Finance Letters

Conscientia Beam · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2312-6310eISSN2312-430X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.185

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

251

Total Citationsi

896

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Economics and Finance Letters (EFL) is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing research in all areas of economics and finance. The journal provides a platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to exchange insights, promote dialogue, and contribute to the development of knowledge that informs academic debates and policy decisions. EFL encourages innovative, rigorous, and impactful research that addresses contemporary challenges in global, regional, and local contexts.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications251

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Conscientia Beam

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2312-6310 / 2312-430X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

2019

261

2020

190

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceEconomics

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomic Growth and DevelopmentMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactMarket Dynamics and VolatilityBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthMicrofinance and Financial InclusionFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceCorporate Finance and Governance

Frequently asked questions about Economics and Finance Letters

Is Economics and Finance Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Economics and Finance Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Economics and Finance Letters?

Economics and Finance Letters 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 0.46.

Is Economics and Finance Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Economics and Finance Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.