Economics · 530 journals ranked · top 40 listed
Best open-access journals for Economics
The top 40 of 530 Economics journals, open-access only, ranked with primary-Economics journals first, then by Scimago quartile and OpenAlex cites/paper (2-year window), 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.
- 1Journal of Innovation & Knowledge13.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 2Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity12.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 3The Journal of Economic Perspectives9.1 cites/paper · Q1 · American Economic AssociationOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4International Review of Economics & Finance7.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 5Papers of the Regional Science Association6.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 8Sustainability5.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Journal of theoretical and applied electronic commerce research5.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 10JAMA Health Forum5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · American Medical AssociationOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Logistics5.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 12Discover Sustainability4.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13Regional Science Policy & Practice4.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Forecasting4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 16ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research2.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Electronic Journal of Probability1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Institute of Mathematical StatisticsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Value in Health Regional Issues0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Investigaciones de Historia Económica0.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 22Administrative Sciences6.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 24Systems4.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Journal of Business Economics and Management4.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 26Central European Management Journal4.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Kozminski UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 27Technological and Economic Development of Economy3.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 28Economies3.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 29International Journal of Financial Studies3.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 30SA Journal of Human Resource Management3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · AOSISOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 31Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Risks3.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 33Problems and Perspectives in Management3.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Business PerspectivesOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 35Investment Management and Financial Innovations2.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Business PerspectivesOpen AccessScopus
- 36Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research2.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Future MedicineOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37Engineering Economics2.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Kaunas University of TechnologyOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 38INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing2.2 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · AOSISOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 40Agricultural and Resource Economics Review1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb 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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