The ranking of Economics journals based on the 2013 ISI Impact Factor.
From Wikipedia: The impact factor (IF) of an academic journal is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to recent articles published in the journal. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed to be more important than those with lower ones.
In any given year, the impact factor of a journal is the average number of citations received per paper published in that journal during the two preceding years. For example, if a journal has an impact factor of 3 in 2008, then its papers published in 2006 and 2007 received 3 citations each on average in 2008. The 2008 impact factor of a journal would be calculated as follows:
- A = the number of times that all items published in that journal in 2006 and 2007, were cited by indexed publications during 2008.
- B = the total number of "citable items" published by that journal in 2006 and 2007. ("Citable items" for this calculation are usually articles, reviews, proceedings, or notes; not editorials or letters to the editor).
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2008 impact factor = A/B.
(Note that 2013 impact factors are actually published in 2014; they cannot be calculated until all of the 2013 publications have been processed by the indexing agency.)
AdSense
Ranking
Rank |
Journal |
IF |
5 years IF |
1 |
j econ lit |
6.341 |
11.670 |
2 |
j financ |
6.033 |
7.399 |
3 |
q j econ |
5.966 |
9.126 |
4 |
j econ perspect |
4.230 |
5.491 |
5 |
transport res b-meth |
3.894 |
4.439 |
6 |
j financ econ |
3.769 |
5.719 |
7 |
j polit econ |
3.617 |
5.730 |
8 |
rev financ stud |
3.532 |
6.257 |
9 |
econometrica |
3.504 |
5.111 |
10 |
j eur econ assoc |
3.356 |
3.000 |
11 |
rev env econ policy |
3.355 |
3.787 |
12 |
pharmacoeconomics |
3.338 |
3.509 |
13 |
am econ rev |
3.305 |
4.568 |
14 |
econ geogr |
3.281 |
5.580 |
15 |
rev econ stud |
3.235 |
4.550 |
16 |
j econ growth |
3.125 |
3.683 |
17 |
brookings pap eco ac |
3.120 |
6.083 |
18 |
am econ j-appl econ |
3.079 |
4.327 |
19 |
j financ stabil |
2.932 |
2.652 |
20 |
value health |
2.891 |
3.174 |
21 |
am econ j-macroecon |
2.887 |
4.983 |
22 |
econ policy |
2.875 |
3.778 |
23 |
j account econ |
2.833 |
4.668 |
24 |
j econ geogr |
2.821 |
4.396 |
25 |
technol econ dev eco |
2.818 |
2.216 |
26 |
rev econ stat |
2.718 |
4.132 |
27 |
econ j |
2.587 |
3.418 |
28 |
energ econ |
2.580 |
3.521 |
29 |
am econ j-econ polic |
2.561 |
3.304 |
30 |
exp econ |
2.559 |
2.838 |
31 |
transport res a-pol |
2.525 |
2.855 |
32 |
j environ econ manag |
2.522 |
3.398 |
33 |
ecol econ |
2.517 |
4.002 |
34 |
annu rev econ |
2.479 |
3.383 |
35 |
econ hum biol |
2.461 |
2.878 |
36 |
j int econ |
2.443 |
3.104 |
37 |
j dev econ |
2.411 |
3.106 |
38 |
econ syst res |
2.400 |
2.625 |
39 |
food policy |
2.331 |
2.951 |
40 |
j bus econ stat |
2.319 |
2.641 |
41 |
j agrar change |
2.302 |
2.748 |
42 |
j health econ |
2.254 |
3.159 |
43 |
j transp geogr |
2.214 |
2.768 |
44 |
transport res e-log |
2.193 |
2.943 |
45 |
health econ |
2.137 |
2.570 |
46 |
j policy anal manag |
2.101 |
2.200 |
47 |
world bank res obser |
2.100 |
2.784 |
48 |
j monetary econ |
2.065 |
2.684 |
49 |
j regional sci |
2.026 |
2.370 |
50 |
j labor econ |
1.979 |
3.035 |
51 |
imf econ rev |
1.930 |
2.377 |
52 |
eur j health econ |
1.913 |
1.865 |
53 |
j urban econ |
1.888 |
3.277 |
54 |
j financ quant anal |
1.877 |
2.782 |
55 |
energ j |
1.864 |
2.441 |
56 |
j public econ |
1.820 |
2.611 |
57 |
econ theor |
1.814 |
1.285 |
58 |
j forest econ |
1.786 |
1.738 |
59 |
reg stud |
1.756 |
2.017 |
60 |
rev econ dynam |
1.746 |
2.070 |
61 |
j cult econ |
1.741 |
2.099 |
62 |
world dev |
1.733 |
2.319 |
63 |
transport policy |
1.718 |
2.084 |
64 |
socio-econ rev |
1.717 |
|
65 |
environ resour econ |
1.703 |
2.180 |
66 |
am econ j-microecon |
1.672 |
2.125 |
67 |
new polit econ |
1.656 |
1.766 |
68 |
small bus econ |
1.641 |
2.621 |
69 |
rev financ |
1.636 |
2.533 |
70 |
j appl economet |
1.562 |
2.396 |
71 |
j hum resour |
1.559 |
3.324 |
72 |
quant econ |
1.556 |
1.605 |
73 |
j econometrics |
1.533 |
2.390 |
74 |
n am j econ financ |
1.500 |
1.542 |
75 |
jcms-j common mark s |
1.477 |
1.555 |
76 |
j popul econ |
1.470 |
1.644 |
77 |
eur rev agric econ |
1.467 |
2.085 |
78 |
j real estate res |
1.439 |
1.495 |
79 |
j law econ |
1.438 |
1.853 |
80 |
econ soc |
1.436 |
2.402 |
81 |
theor econ |
1.421 |
|
82 |
int econ rev |
1.415 |
2.020 |
83 |
resour energy econ |
1.404 |
1.824 |
84 |
j risk uncertainty |
1.396 |
2.185 |
85 |
int j forecasting |
1.390 |
1.880 |
86 |
land econ |
1.365 |
2.009 |
87 |
eur econ rev |
1.364 |
1.913 |
88 |
am j agr econ |
1.363 |
1.691 |
89 |
j bank financ |
1.362 |
1.948 |
90 |
j econ inequal |
1.352 |
1.210 |
91 |
math financ |
1.348 |
1.599 |
92 |
ind corp change |
1.330 |
2.071 |
93 |
appl econ perspect p |
1.328 |
1.589 |
94 |
econ hist rev |
1.321 |
1.217 |
95 |
j econ surv |
1.282 |
2.224 |
95 |
spat econ anal |
1.282 |
1.400 |
97 |
work employ soc |
1.229 |
1.942 |
98 |
rand j econ |
1.219 |
2.148 |
99 |
rev int organ |
1.212 |
1.353 |
100 |
j econ psychol |
1.206 |
1.951 |
101 |
rev econ household |
1.204 |
1.371 |
102 |
real estate econ |
1.203 |
1.688 |
103 |
rev int polit econ |
1.190 |
1.508 |
104 |
pap reg sci |
1.183 |
1.629 |
105 |
j comp econ |
1.176 |
1.617 |
106 |
j financ economet |
1.163 |
1.660 |
107 |
eur j polit econ |
1.162 |
1.298 |
108 |
mar resour econ |
1.159 |
1.496 |
109 |
economet theor |
1.154 |
1.561 |
110 |
econ educ rev |
1.146 |
1.565 |
111 |
china econ rev |
1.142 |
1.488 |
112 |
economet j |
1.128 |
1.235 |
113 |
economica |
1.116 |
1.783 |
114 |
ind innov |
1.116 |
1.422 |
115 |
qme-quant mark econ |
1.100 |
1.720 |
116 |
world bank econ rev |
1.095 |
2.381 |
117 |
agr econ-blackwell |
1.085 |
1.674 |
118 |
kyklos |
1.083 |
1.506 |
119 |
b indones econ stud |
1.067 |
0.776 |
120 |
aust j agr resour ec |
1.065 |
1.468 |
121 |
j econ dyn control |
1.057 |
1.347 |
122 |
j econ manage strat |
1.042 |
1.781 |
123 |
j policy model |
1.041 |
1.387 |
124 |
oxford b econ stat |
1.038 |
1.984 |
125 |
cliometrica |
1.036 |
0.750 |
125 |
j law econ organ |
1.036 |
1.387 |
127 |
j econ hist |
1.032 |
1.341 |
128 |
oxford rev econ pol |
1.029 |
2.018 |
129 |
econ inq |
1.028 |
1.264 |
130 |
annu rev resour econ |
1.026 |
1.647 |
131 |
game econ behav |
1.025 |
1.462 |
132 |
economist-netherland |
1.024 |
1.052 |
133 |
tijdschr econ soc ge |
1.012 |
1.385 |
134 |
emerg mark rev |
1.000 |
|
134 |
j risk insur |
1.000 |
1.408 |
136 |
futures |
0.995 |
1.025 |
137 |
annu rev financ econ |
0.976 |
1.243 |
138 |
j agr econ |
0.974 |
1.695 |
139 |
reg sci urban econ |
0.971 |
1.542 |
140 |
j econ behav organ |
0.962 |
1.543 |
141 |
j money credit bank |
0.954 |
1.569 |
142 |
int j ind organ |
0.947 |
1.372 |
143 |
j forecasting |
0.946 |
1.109 |
144 |
j empir financ |
0.937 |
1.386 |
145 |
fem econ |
0.925 |
1.301 |
146 |
int environ agreem-p |
0.923 |
1.444 |
147 |
j econ theory |
0.919 |
1.444 |
148 |
j hum capital |
0.917 |
|
149 |
camb j econ |
0.914 |
1.545 |
150 |
macroecon dyn |
0.913 |
0.811 |
151 |
int rev econ financ |
0.911 |
0.984 |
152 |
rev world econ |
0.903 |
1.309 |
153 |
j int financ mark i |
0.887 |
|
154 |
labour econ |
0.874 |
1.326 |
155 |
j regul econ |
0.871 |
1.260 |
156 |
econ dev cult change |
0.868 |
1.177 |
157 |
scand j econ |
0.860 |
1.143 |
158 |
ger econ rev |
0.855 |
0.902 |
159 |
oxford econ pap |
0.851 |
1.397 |
160 |
amfiteatru econ |
0.838 |
0.687 |
161 |
j hous econ |
0.833 |
1.213 |
162 |
j bus econ manag |
0.810 |
1.151 |
162 |
public choice |
0.810 |
1.387 |
164 |
j pension econ finan |
0.792 |
0.564 |
165 |
am law econ rev |
0.788 |
1.247 |
166 |
j jpn int econ |
0.787 |
0.883 |
166 |
j prod anal |
0.787 |
0.995 |
168 |
panoeconomicus |
0.778 |
0.691 |
169 |
china world econ |
0.772 |
0.820 |
170 |
inz ekon |
0.771 |
0.670 |
171 |
world econ |
0.760 |
1.123 |
172 |
explor econ hist |
0.757 |
0.917 |
173 |
econ transit |
0.755 |
1.051 |
173 |
j consum aff |
0.755 |
1.371 |
175 |
quant financ |
0.754 |
0.945 |
176 |
rev income wealth |
0.740 |
1.161 |
177 |
ann regional sci |
0.739 |
1.279 |
178 |
cesifo econ stud |
0.738 |
0.679 |
179 |
econ model |
0.736 |
0.834 |
180 |
eur rev econ hist |
0.733 |
0.913 |
181 |
int financ |
0.722 |
1.012 |
182 |
j dev stud |
0.714 |
1.135 |
183 |
j compet law econ |
0.712 |
0.841 |
184 |
int j health care fi |
0.710 |
0.800 |
185 |
can j agr econ |
0.707 |
0.868 |
186 |
europe-asia stud |
0.706 |
0.750 |
187 |
int tax public finan |
0.697 |
1.022 |
187 |
j real estate financ |
0.697 |
1.116 |
189 |
camb j reg econ soc |
0.696 |
2.147 |
190 |
j ind econ |
0.691 |
1.386 |
191 |
world trade rev |
0.683 |
0.848 |
192 |
asian econ policy r |
0.682 |
0.733 |
193 |
economet rev |
0.679 |
1.219 |
194 |
j evol econ |
0.675 |
1.512 |
195 |
j i econ |
0.672 |
|
196 |
rev int econ |
0.657 |
0.968 |
197 |
pac econ rev |
0.649 |
0.689 |
198 |
j econ issues |
0.645 |
0.520 |
198 |
metroeconomica |
0.645 |
0.416 |
198 |
polit ekon |
0.645 |
0.556 |
201 |
int labour rev |
0.643 |
0.919 |
202 |
can j econ |
0.641 |
0.990 |
203 |
empir econ |
0.628 |
0.936 |
204 |
econ polit-oxford |
0.625 |
|
205 |
j macroecon |
0.621 |
0.968 |
206 |
astin bull |
0.612 |
0.723 |
207 |
econ syst |
0.611 |
|
208 |
econ rec |
0.604 |
0.782 |
209 |
j transp econ policy |
0.592 |
0.964 |
209 |
south econ j |
0.592 |
0.894 |
211 |
soc choice welfare |
0.590 |
0.756 |
212 |
inf econ policy |
0.588 |
0.778 |
212 |
j econ |
0.588 |
0.851 |
214 |
post-sov aff |
0.581 |
0.432 |
215 |
tourism econ |
0.573 |
0.901 |
216 |
j econ policy reform |
0.568 |
0.552 |
217 |
j world trade |
0.567 |
0.364 |
218 |
econ j watch |
0.556 |
0.970 |
218 |
theor decis |
0.556 |
0.692 |
220 |
j afr econ |
0.547 |
0.801 |
221 |
j sport econ |
0.544 |
0.875 |
222 |
china agr econ rev |
0.540 |
0.504 |
223 |
econ philos |
0.538 |
1.039 |
224 |
int j econ theory |
0.537 |
0.597 |
225 |
natl tax j |
0.525 |
0.617 |
226 |
appl econ |
0.518 |
0.672 |
227 |
int j transp econ |
0.517 |
0.532 |
228 |
agribusiness |
0.516 |
0.981 |
229 |
econ dev q |
0.510 |
0.832 |
230 |
rev dev econ |
0.500 |
0.708 |
231 |
j math econ |
0.496 |
0.530 |
232 |
j public econ theory |
0.494 |
0.592 |
233 |
comput econ |
0.483 |
0.505 |
234 |
contemp econ policy |
0.482 |
0.629 |
235 |
econ labour relat re |
0.481 |
|
236 |
int rev law econ |
0.476 |
0.518 |
237 |
emerg mark financ tr |
0.468 |
0.576 |
237 |
rev ind organ |
0.468 |
0.667 |
239 |
asian econ pap |
0.467 |
0.500 |
240 |
math soc sci |
0.458 |
0.515 |
241 |
econ lett |
0.457 |
0.659 |
242 |
j agr resour econ |
0.433 |
0.885 |
243 |
be j econ anal poli |
0.432 |
0.710 |
243 |
int j game theory |
0.432 |
0.639 |
245 |
e m ekon manag |
0.422 |
0.412 |
246 |
econ comput econ cyb |
0.420 |
0.297 |
247 |
jpn world econ |
0.419 |
0.440 |
248 |
ann econ financ |
0.417 |
0.455 |
249 |
manch sch |
0.415 |
0.654 |
250 |
z wirtschaftsgeogr |
0.414 |
0.347 |
251 |
jpn econ rev |
0.406 |
0.478 |
252 |
defence peace econ |
0.397 |
0.639 |
253 |
fed reserve bank st |
0.396 |
0.791 |
254 |
aust econ rev |
0.395 |
0.318 |
255 |
post-communist econ |
0.393 |
0.527 |
256 |
j behav financ |
0.391 |
0.422 |
257 |
geneva risk ins rev |
0.381 |
0.364 |
258 |
j inst theor econ |
0.377 |
0.367 |
259 |
scot j polit econ |
0.375 |
0.530 |
260 |
econ gov |
0.364 |
|
261 |
ekon cas |
0.343 |
0.252 |
262 |
j post keynesian ec |
0.339 |
0.506 |
263 |
b econ res |
0.333 |
0.360 |
263 |
econ polit-italy |
0.333 |
0.275 |
265 |
am j econ sociol |
0.330 |
0.414 |
265 |
eur j law econ |
0.330 |
0.341 |
267 |
j econ educ |
0.329 |
0.429 |
268 |
agr econ-czech |
0.325 |
0.310 |
269 |
dev econ |
0.323 |
0.325 |
270 |
open econ rev |
0.321 |
0.564 |
271 |
fisc stud |
0.319 |
0.618 |
272 |
rev hist econ |
0.310 |
0.240 |
273 |
economics-kiel |
0.307 |
|
274 |
j aust polit econ |
0.306 |
0.363 |
275 |
rev netw econ |
0.302 |
0.694 |
276 |
aust econ hist rev |
0.296 |
0.391 |
277 |
be j macroecon |
0.293 |
0.453 |
278 |
asian-pac econ lit |
0.282 |
0.329 |
279 |
iktisat islet finans |
0.277 |
|
280 |
stud nonlinear dyn e |
0.276 |
0.685 |
281 |
rev radical pol econ |
0.273 |
|
282 |
appl econ lett |
0.265 |
0.311 |
283 |
asian econ j |
0.263 |
0.442 |
284 |
transform bus econ |
0.260 |
0.280 |
285 |
be j theor econ |
0.259 |
0.462 |
286 |
rev econ des |
0.258 |
0.294 |
287 |
jahrb natl stat |
0.257 |
0.529 |
288 |
aust econ pap |
0.250 |
0.374 |
288 |
balt j econ |
0.250 |
0.182 |
288 |
hacienda publica esp |
0.250 |
0.420 |
288 |
j appl econ |
0.250 |
0.350 |
292 |
ekon istraz |
0.241 |
0.234 |
292 |
zb rad ekon fak rije |
0.241 |
0.284 |
294 |
j int trade econ dev |
0.239 |
0.382 |
295 |
cepal rev |
0.233 |
0.306 |
296 |
j media econ |
0.231 |
0.667 |
297 |
j korea trade |
0.226 |
0.181 |
298 |
eastern eur econ |
0.224 |
0.380 |
299 |
rev deriv res |
0.217 |
0.623 |
300 |
prague econ pap |
0.208 |
0.282 |
300 |
rom j econ forecast |
0.208 |
0.288 |
302 |
argum oecon |
0.207 |
0.117 |
303 |
econ soc rev |
0.200 |
0.422 |
304 |
j econ interact coor |
0.190 |
0.688 |
305 |
s afr j econ |
0.183 |
0.457 |
306 |
cust agronegocio |
0.175 |
0.142 |
307 |
j asia pac econ |
0.173 |
0.282 |
308 |
eur j hist econ thou |
0.172 |
0.233 |
309 |
asian j technol inno |
0.167 |
0.260 |
309 |
econ mex |
0.167 |
|
309 |
hitotsub j econ |
0.167 |
0.150 |
312 |
empirica |
0.160 |
|
313 |
global econ rev |
0.156 |
0.216 |
314 |
s afr j econ manag s |
0.153 |
0.138 |
315 |
asia-pac j account e |
0.150 |
0.122 |
316 |
rev econ apl-spain |
0.147 |
0.228 |
317 |
rev econ polit |
0.145 |
0.186 |
318 |
finanzarchiv |
0.143 |
0.367 |
318 |
invest econ-mex |
0.143 |
0.160 |
320 |
indep rev |
0.136 |
0.165 |
320 |
port econ j |
0.136 |
0.316 |
322 |
hist polit econ |
0.120 |
0.224 |
322 |
korean econ rev |
0.120 |
|
324 |
series-j span econ |
0.115 |
0.290 |
325 |
rev hist indust |
0.100 |
|
326 |
singap econ rev |
0.097 |
0.182 |
327 |
acta oecon |
0.083 |
0.175 |
328 |
hist econ ideas |
0.067 |
|
329 |
rev etud comp est-o |
0.062 |
0.083 |
330 |
rech econ louvain |
0.034 |
0.114 |
331 |
trimest econ |
0.018 |
0.058 |
332 |
estud economia |
0.000 |
0.179 |