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Economics and Econometrics · 151 journals ranked · top 40 listed

Best open-access journals for Economics and Econometrics

The top 40 of 151 Economics and Econometrics journals, open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile, then by whether OpenAlex and Scimago agree on the subject and how central Economics and Econometrics is to each journal, then OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), leaving out journals both place in another discipline, drawn from a 17,500-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).

Data as of — the date our venue index was last rebuilt from OpenAlex and Scimago.

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AllBest open-access journals
  1. 1
    The Journal of Economic Perspectives
    8.6 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic Association
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  2. 2
    International Review of Economics & Finance
    7.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  3. 3
    ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research
    2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  4. 4
    Value in Health Regional Issues
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  5. 5
    Emerging Science Journal
    6.1 cites/paper · Q1
    Open AccessScopus
  6. 6
    Papers of the Regional Science Association
    5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  7. 7
    Sustainable Futures
    5.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  8. 8
    Discover Sustainability
    4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Nature
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  9. 9
    Regional Science Policy & Practice
    4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  10. 10
    International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
    0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  11. 11
    Cogent Economics & Finance
    4.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Cogent OA
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  12. 12
    Journal of Business Economics and Management
    3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  13. 13
    Economics & Sociology
    3.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  14. 14
    Economies
    3.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  15. 15
    Engineering Economics
    2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Kaunas University of Technology
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  16. 16
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  17. 17
    South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
    1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · AOSIS
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  18. 18
    Agricultural and Resource Economics Review
    1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University Press
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  19. 19
    Investment Management and Financial Innovations
    2.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Business Perspectives
    Open AccessScopus
  20. 20
    Technological and Economic Development of Economy
    3.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  21. 21
    Risks
    3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  22. 22
    Journal of Economic Integration
    1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Sejong University
    Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
  23. 23
    Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
    0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Editora 34
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  24. 24
    International Journal of Financial Studies
    3.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  25. 25
    Zeitschrift für schweizerische Statistik und Volkswirtschaft
    8.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  26. 26
    Ekonomika
    2.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Vilnius University
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  27. 27
    Politická ekonomie
    1.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Prague University of Economics and Business
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  28. 28
    Asian Economic and Financial Review
    1.3 cites/paper · Q3
    Open AccessScopus
  29. 29
    Public Policy And Administration
    0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Mykolas Romeris University
    Open AccessScopus
  30. 30
    Journal of Governance and Regulation
    2.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Publishing house "Virtus Interpress"
    Open AccessScopus
  31. 31
    El Trimestre Económico
    1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · Fondo de Cultura Económica
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  32. 32
    Vikalpa The Journal for Decision Makers
    2.0 cites/paper · Q3 · SAGE Publishing
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  33. 33
    Wirtschaftsdienst
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
  34. 34
    Drustvena istrazivanja
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  35. 35
    Prometheus
    0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Taylor & Francis
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  36. 36
    Investigación Económica
    0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BV
    Open AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
  37. 37
    Estudios Gerenciales
    0.7 cites/paper · Q4 · Universidad Icesi
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  38. 38
    Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft
    0.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Springer Science+Business Media
    Open AccessDOAJScopus
  39. 39
    Lecturas de Economía
    0.3 cites/paper · Q4 · Universidad de Antioquia
    Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
  40. 40
    The Pakistan Development Review
    2.2 cites/paper · Q4 · Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)
    Open AccessScopusPubMed

“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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Frequently asked

The Journal of Economic Perspectives, International Review of Economics & Finance, ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, Value in Health Regional Issues, Emerging Science Journal lead this list, drawn from a 17,500-venue index. The top 40 of 151 ranked venues are listed on this page; 10 are Scimago Q1, 14 Q2, 12 Q3 and 4 Q4. Journals are placed by two independent classifications, OpenAlex's and Scimago's, plus any documented corrections. A journal both place under Economics and Econometrics ranks ahead, within its Scimago quartile, of one only OpenAlex places there — because Scimago does not cover it, files it as Multidisciplinary, or files it under a neighbouring subject or only under a broad “(miscellaneous)” category (which counts as agreement when Economics and Econometrics is the journal's main OpenAlex subfield). 41 journals OpenAlex files under Economics and Econometrics are left out because OpenAlex's main field for them and Scimago's categories both place them in another discipline. By Scimago quartile first (Q1 → Q4, then venues without one). Within a quartile, journals both sources place under Economics and Econometrics come first, then venues whose main OpenAlex subfield is Economics and Econometrics come before those that list it second or third, and ties go to OpenAlex cites/paper over a 2-year window. A venue whose main subfield is unrelated to Economics and Econometrics — fewer than a quarter of the venues filed under that subfield (or fewer than five) are also filed under Economics and Econometrics — is listed after all the others. Only open-access venues are included. Cites/paper is a transparent citation rate, not a licensed Impact Factor, and journals flagged as predatory are excluded. For a match to your specific paper use the Journal Finder (15 credits; free account starts with 25).

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