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Public Sector Economics

Institute of Public Finance · Croatia · Est. 1983

ISSN2459-8860eISSN2459-8860

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

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

0.195

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.396

Total Works

345

Total Citations

1,593

2yr Mean Citedness

0.46

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Aims & Scope

The journal welcomes original theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented papers that examine the role and functioning of the public sector at the macroeconomic, sectoral, and microeconomic levels.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCroatia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Frequencyfour times a year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications345

Publisher OrgInstitute of Public Finance

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Public Finance

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2459-8860 / 2459-8860

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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?

N/A

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 and EconometricsQ4

FinanceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsPublic Administration

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthFiscal Policies and Political EconomyMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactLocal Government Finance and DecentralizationTaxation and Compliance StudiesCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisGlobal Health Care IssuesRetirement, Disability, and Employment