ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1996–2026; 1986; 1984; 1981
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
21.9
Best quartile
Q1 · 99th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics and Econometrics | 5 / 755 | 99th | Q1 |
Journal of Economic Literature
ISSN 0002-0515 · 0022-0515
Publisher: American Economic Association
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*WoS · SSCI
Is Journal of Economic Literature indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–2026; 1986; 1984; 1981, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 21.9.
Is Journal of Economic Literature in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Economic Literature? It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Applied economics.
Is Journal of Economic Literature open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
21.9
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
99th percentile
A*
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1963
Field of research
Applied economics (3801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
American Economic Association
A* = top 5–7% of journals in its field — an internationally recognised exemplar of excellence.
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
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