ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #8,185Hybrid

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Identifier (ISSN):1062-9769(Print)/1878-4259(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

WoS Q1
23564.3220223.420232.920243.120253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.705
#8,185

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
77

77 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate3.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
155articles/year
19.17% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (QREF) attracts and publishes high quality manuscripts that cover topics in the areas of economics, financial economics and finance. The subject matter may be theoretical, empirical or policy related. Emphasis is placed on quality, originality, clear arguments, persuasive evidence, intelligent analysis and clear writing. At least one Special Issue is published per year. These issues have guest editors, are devoted to a single theme and the papers have well known authors. In addition we pride ourselves in being able to provide three to four article "Focus" sections in most of our issues.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics99.9%Business77.1%Finance62.9%Mathematics53.2%Monetary economics46.6%Macroeconomics45.2%Political science43.7%Law43.1%Computer science40.2%Econometrics39.8%Financial economics35.8%Geography32.6%History31.5%Archaeology30.8%Statistics29.9%Biology27.6%Microeconomics25.1%Philosophy24.9%Engineering24.3%Physics23%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank115/626
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

ECONOMICS

Q1
Rank110/627
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year48
Total Citations2
2025
IF3.1
Articles / Year106
Total Citations233
2024
IF2.9
Articles / Year119
Total Citations680
2023
IF3.4
Articles / Year113
Total Citations1,202
2022
IF4.324
Articles / Year116
Total Citations1,421

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,185Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1992-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.705

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.21

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,112 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,589
3-Year Documents396
Citable Documents396

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 Rate26.9%

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
FinanceQ2
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: 3.4%

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

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance (ISSN: 1062-9769) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of ECONOMICS, published by Elsevier in Netherlands. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.705 (Q2), an H-index of 77.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 155 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,112 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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16