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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q1SCImago #11,585Hybrid

History of Political Economy

Identifier (ISSN):0018-2702(Print)/1527-1919(Online)
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Publisher:Duke University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.6↓ -0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for History of Political Economy

WoS Q4
01120.5120220.720231.220240.920250.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.513
#11,585

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
41

41 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
34articles/year
0.85% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Focusing on the history of economic thought and analysis, History of Political Economy has made significant contributions to the field and remains its foremost means of communication. In addition to book reviews, each issue contains original research on the development of economic thought, the historical background behind major figures in the history of economics, the interpretation of economic theories, and the methodologies available to historians of economic theory. All subscribers to History of Political Economy receive a hardbound annual supplement as part of their subscription.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
EconomicsSociologyPolitical SciencePhilosophyLawHistoryMathematicsGeography
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q4
Rank498/626
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Q3
Rank29/45
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q2
Rank285/627
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Q4
Rank34/45
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.6
Articles / Year28
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.9
Articles / Year61
Total Citations20
2024
IF1.2
Articles / Year68
Total Citations46
2023
IF0.7
Articles / Year59
Total Citations138
2022
IF0.511
Articles / Year79
Total Citations294

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,585Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986, 1996-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.513

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.64

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,851 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations106
3-Year Documents135
Citable Documents120

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 Rate17.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

HistoryQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ2
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: 8.3%

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)History
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

History of Political Economy (ISSN: 0018-2702) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by Duke University Press in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.60, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.513 (Q1), an H-index of 41.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 34 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,851 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
Duke University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28