Journal metric profile

Theoretical Economics

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.300 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.400 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 332/617 Recorded category rank

Theoretical Economics JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Theoretical Economics metric snapshot

Theoretical Economics has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.300. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.400, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 332 out of 617 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 54% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.400) is 0.100 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.300). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.200, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.420. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for Theoretical Economics lists total cites: 967; total articles: 48; citable items: 48. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 7.6 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 16 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

Theoretical Economics is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1933-6837 and electronic ISSN 1555-7561. The publisher is recorded as ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameTheoretical Economics
Abbreviated journalTHEOR ECON
PublisherECONOMETRIC SOCIETY
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,740
ISSN1933-6837
eISSN1555-7561
Total cites967
Total articles48
Citable items48
Cited half-life7.6 years
Citing half-life16 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.300
5-Year Impact Factor1.400
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.420
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank332/617
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Theoretical Economics?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Theoretical Economics is 1.300 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of Theoretical Economics?

Theoretical Economics is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 332/617. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of Theoretical Economics?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for Theoretical Economics is 1.400. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes Theoretical Economics?

Theoretical Economics is listed in this directory as being published by ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY.

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