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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #5,313Hybrid

Journal of the Knowledge Economy

Acronym:jkec
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Identifier (ISSN):1868-7865(Print)/1868-7873(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Nature
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Knowledge Economy

WoS Q1
13461.8120223.3202342024
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2024):4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.95
#5,313

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
67

67 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate30%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
170articles/year
16.74% Gold OA•99.57% Original Research

Aims & Scope

In the context of rapid globalization and technological capacity, the world’s economies today are driven increasingly by knowledge—the expertise, skills, experience, education, understanding, awareness, perception, and other qualities required to communicate, interpret, and analyze information. New wealth is created by the application of knowledge to improve productivity—and to create new products, services, systems, and process (i.e., to innovate). The Journal of the Knowledge Economy focuses on the dynamics of the knowledge-based economy, with an emphasis on the role of knowledge creation, diffusion, and application across three economic levels: (1) the systemic 'meta' or 'macro'-level, (2) the organizational 'meso'-level, and (3) the individual 'micro'-level. The journal incorporates insights from the fields of economics, management, law, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and political science to shed new light on the evolving role of knowledge, with a particular emphasis on how innovation can be leveraged to provide solutions to complex problems and issues, including global crises in environmental sustainability, education, and economic development. Articles emphasize empirical studies, underscoring a comparative approach, and, to a lesser extent, case studies and theoretical articles. The journal balances practice/application and theory/concepts.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics97.9%Business91.9%Political science91.7%Law91.4%Finance83%Entrepreneurship75.2%Computer science67.4%Mathematics44.1%Geography41.6%Biology40.8%Philosophy39.1%Knowledge management35.2%Sociology32.6%Marketing32.5%Engineering30.8%Statistics30.6%Economic growth30%Physics29.7%Industrial organization27.5%Management27.2%History26.1%Archaeology25.6%Macroeconomics24.9%Epistemology24.4%Ecology23.8%Psychology22.4%Quantum mechanics20.2%Operating system20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF—
Articles / Year342
Total Citations96
2025
IF—
Articles / Year568
Total Citations1,199
2024
IF4
Articles / Year774
Total Citations7,037
2023
IF3.3
Articles / Year572
Total Citations8,888
2022
IF1.815
Articles / Year237
Total Citations6,227

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,313Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.95

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,086 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations7,324
3-Year Documents1,129
Citable Documents1,129

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate35.5%

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 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: 30%

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

Journal of the Knowledge Economy (acronym: jkec, ISSN: 1868-7865) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ECONOMICS, published by Springer Nature in Germany. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.950 (Q2), an H-index of 67.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of 4 issues per year, an annual output of approximately 170 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,086 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
Springer Nature
Publication Language
English
Frequency
4 issues per year
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-09-29