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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #3,898Hybrid

Contemporary Economic Policy

Identifier (ISSN):1074-3529(Print)/1465-7287(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1↓ -0.9
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Contemporary Economic Policy

WoS Q3
01231.2120221.520231.720241.9202512026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.15
#3,898

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
65

65 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
41articles/year
35.65% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Contemporary Economic Policy publishes scholarly economic research and analysis on issues of vital concern to business, government, and other decision makers. Leading western scholars, including three Nobel laureates, are among CEP"s authors. The objectives are to communicate results of high quality economic analysis to policymakers, focus high quality research and analysis on current policy issues of widespread concern, increase knowledge among economists of features of the economy key to understanding the impact of policy, and to advance methods of policy analysis.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics97.3%Business67.5%Political science59.9%Law59.5%Macroeconomics34.8%Finance34.5%Mathematics34.2%Biology33.5%Market economy30.1%Geography29.2%Philosophy28.9%Computer science26.5%Sociology25.3%History24.6%Microeconomics24.1%Archaeology23.9%Ecology23.5%Medicine21.4%Economic growth21.4%Physics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q3
Rank415/626
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Q3
Rank69/97
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank285/627
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Q3
Rank58/97
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1
Articles / Year35
Total Citations4
2025
IF1.9
Articles / Year50
Total Citations21
2024
IF1.7
Articles / Year51
Total Citations127
2023
IF1.5
Articles / Year39
Total Citations106
2022
IF1.212
Articles / Year43
Total Citations432

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,898Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1982-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.15

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.72

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,141 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations278
3-Year Documents106
Citable Documents104

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate31.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
Economics and EconometricsQ1
Public AdministrationQ1
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: 0%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Contemporary Economic Policy (ISSN: 1074-3529) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.150 (Q1), an H-index of 65.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 41 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,141 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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01