Economics · 1,884 journals indexed
Best journals for Economics
The top Economics journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from an 88,000-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.
- 1New England Journal of Medicine25.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Massachusetts Medical SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2The Lancet16.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 3The Quarterly Journal of Economics15.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Materials Science and Engineering R Reports14.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5The Review of Economic Studies14.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Physics Reports13.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Technological Forecasting and Social Change13.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8American Economic Review12.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic AssociationScopusWeb of Science
- 9International Journal of Information Management12.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services11.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 11Journal of Cleaner Production10.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12The Journal of Finance10.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Energy Economics10.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Sustainable Production and Consumption10.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Technology in Society10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 16Energy Strategy Reviews10.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 17Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing10.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopusWeb of Science
- 18Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity9.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 19Journal of Economic Literature9.7 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic AssociationScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Review of Financial Studies9.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management9.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 22International Review of Financial Analysis9.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Journal of Accounting Research9.0 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of Science
- 24Resources Policy8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusPubMed
- 25Journal of Financial Economics8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Australasian Marketing Journal (AMJ)8.9 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of Science
- 27Business Horizons8.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Family Business Review8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29The Lancet Global Health8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science8.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 31International Journal of Operations & Production Management8.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 32Review of Managerial Science8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 33Resources Conservation and Recycling8.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34Tourism Management8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Supply Chain Management An International Journal8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Emerald Publishing LimitedScopusWeb of Science
- 36Computers in Industry8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37The Journal of Strategic Information Systems8.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of Science
- 38Academy of Management Learning and Education8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Academy of ManagementScopusWeb of Science
- 39Environmental Impact Assessment Review8.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Journal of Business Research7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb 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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