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Journal of Economic Literature

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 16.872•SCImago Rank: #31•Identifier (ISSN):0022-0515(Print)/2328-8175(Online)•Articles / Year: 25•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $5,314 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
12.8
↑ +2.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
199

199 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
25articles/year
0% Gold OA•75.86% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.8)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.6)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.5)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.6)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12.905)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) began publication in 1969 under the auspices of the American Economic Association with quarterly issues appearing in March, June, September, and December. JEL contains survey and review articles, book reviews, an annotated bibliography of newly published books, and a list of current dissertations in North American universities. For editorial policies regarding article and book reviews as well as the selection of journals and books included in the bibliographic sections of JEL and EconLit, see the Editorial Policy statements as well as the submission instructions.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics95.8%Political science57.5%Law54.9%Mathematics38.9%Computer science37.9%Biology36.9%Sociology36.1%Business33%Philosophy32.9%History31.3%Geography25.7%Finance22.3%Macroeconomics21.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #31Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1981, 1984, 1986, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
16.872

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
199

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
13.15

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$5,314 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,431
3-Year Documents98
Citable Documents97

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)11

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate23.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ECONOMICS
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
American Economic Association
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
4/626Q1
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
5/627Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5144
202510.679647
202411.5801,620
202312.6692,148
202212.905622,113
2021—623,416
2020—523,071
2019—665,862
2018—724,766
2017—8811,681
2016—12611,834
2015—863,343
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Economic Literature

WoS Q1
7101215202220232024202510.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:10.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 41014a6f-9732-41bc-8311-7189ca72ef3d
Database Updated: 2026-10-01