SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,503CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.226•SCImago Rank: #3,503•Identifier (ISSN):0309-166X(Print)/1464-3545(Online)•Articles / Year: 55•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,363 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.9
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
106

106 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
55articles/year
30.19% Gold OA•98.39% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.1)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.273)
🔵 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 Cambridge Journal of Economics, founded in 1977 in the traditions of Marx, Keynes, Kalecki, Joan Robinson and Kaldor, provides a forum for theoretical, applied, policy and methodological research into social and economic issues. Its focus includes: •the organisation of social production and the distribution of its product •the causes and consequences of gender, ethnic, class and national inequities •inflation and unemployment •the changing forms and boundaries of markets and planning •uneven development and world market instability •globalisation and international integration.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics99.2%Political science52%Law51.8%Neoclassical economics50.7%Mathematics42.8%Macroeconomics41.9%Keynesian economics38.7%Philosophy37%Business35.5%Computer science33.5%Microeconomics29.6%Market economy28.9%Geography26.1%Finance25.5%Positive economics25%History24.2%Biology23.6%Physics23.5%Politics23.3%Sociology22.6%Archaeology22.3%Epistemology22.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,503Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1977-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.226

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
106

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.26

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,363 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations520
3-Year Documents170
Citable Documents166

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.5%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Oxford University Press
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
254/626Q2
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
243/627Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—224
20252.16592
2024249163
2023259432
20222.27366732
2021—56600
2020—60663
2019—711,493
2018—631,323
2017—962,407
2016—732,243
2015—902,429
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Cambridge Journal of Economics

WoS Q2
122320222023202420252.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

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: db55ee1f-6b38-4969-b03e-7d15a752b20b
Database Updated: 2026-10-01