Best journals for Economics
The top 40 of 1,901 Economics journals, ranked with primary-Economics journals first, then by Scimago quartile and OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), drawn from a 17,782-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded; the FAQ below gives the exact ranking rule. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
- 1The Quarterly Journal of Economics17.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2The Review of Economic Studies15.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Technological Forecasting and Social Change14.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4American Economic Review13.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8Journal of Innovation & Knowledge11.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 10Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity10.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 11International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 12International Review of Financial Analysis10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 14Journal of Economic Literature10.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Review of Financial Studies10.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 19International Journal of Operations & Production Management9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
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- 21Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science9.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 22Review of Managerial Science9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
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- 26International Journal of Production Economics8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 28Supply Chain Management An International Journal8.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
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- 32Academy of Management Learning and Education8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy of ManagementScopusWeb of Science
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- 39European Journal of Innovation Management7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 40The Journal of Economic Perspectives7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic AssociationOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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