ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,503Top JournalHybrid

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Identifier (ISSN):0309-166X(Print)/1464-3545(Online)
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Publisher:Oxford University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.9↓ -0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cambridge Journal of Economics

WoS Q2
12232.27202222023220242.120251.92026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.9
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.226
#3,503

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
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

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

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank254/626
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank243/627
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.9
Articles / Year22
Total Citations4
2025
IF2.1
Articles / Year65
Total Citations92
2024
IF2
Articles / Year49
Total Citations163
2023
IF2
Articles / Year59
Total Citations432
2022
IF2.273
Articles / Year66
Total Citations732

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.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
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.

Estimated cost / article

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
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

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)

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cambridge Journal of Economics (ISSN: 0309-166X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ECONOMICS, published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.90, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.226 (Q1), an H-index of 106.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 55 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,363 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01