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American Economist

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1960

ISSN2328-1235

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.464

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.07

Total Worksi

2,020

Total Citationsi

9,072

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Economist publishes original research and review articles from all fields and schools of economic thought, contributing to ongoing dialog and academic debates within the economics discipline.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1960

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,020

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2328-1235

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

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

138

2019

280

2020

2021

122

2022

175

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Economic Theory and InstitutionsEconomic theories and modelsEconomic Theory and PolicyInnovations in Educational MethodsMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomic Growth and ProductivityGlobal trade and economicsPolitical Economy and Marxism

Frequently asked questions about American Economist

Is American Economist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Economist: it is indexed in 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 American Economist?

American Economist is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.464.

Is American Economist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Economist is indexed in Scopus.