Journal metric profile

ECONOMIC JOURNAL

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 3.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 4.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 88/617 Recorded category rank

ECONOMIC JOURNAL JCR impact factor overview

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

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

ECONOMIC JOURNAL metric snapshot

ECONOMIC JOURNAL has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is OXFORD UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 3.600. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 4.500, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 88 out of 617 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 14% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. 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 (4.500) is 0.900 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (3.600). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 3.500, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.120. 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 ECONOMIC JOURNAL lists total cites: 16,013; total articles: 131; citable items: 131. 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 16.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 10 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

ECONOMIC JOURNAL is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0013-0133 and electronic ISSN 1468-0297. The publisher is recorded as OXFORD UNIV PRESS. 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 nameECONOMIC JOURNAL
Abbreviated journalECON J
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank3,607
ISSN0013-0133
eISSN1468-0297
Total cites16,013
Total articles131
Citable items131
Cited half-life16.3 years
Citing half-life10 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor3.600
5-Year Impact Factor4.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites3.500
Journal Citation Indicator1.120
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank88/617
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of ECONOMIC JOURNAL?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for ECONOMIC JOURNAL is 3.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of ECONOMIC JOURNAL?

ECONOMIC JOURNAL is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 88/617. 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 ECONOMIC JOURNAL?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for ECONOMIC JOURNAL is 4.500. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes ECONOMIC JOURNAL?

ECONOMIC JOURNAL is listed in this directory as being published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS.

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