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Journal of Forecasting
Journal of Forecasting is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.1), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Forecasting indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1982–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.1.
What quartile is Journal of Forecasting in Scopus?
Journal of Forecasting is Q1 in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty (rank 31 of 178), Q1 in Modeling and Simulation (rank 84 of 397) and Q1 in Economics and Econometrics (rank 188 of 755), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Forecasting?
Journal of Forecasting is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.1, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 82nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.665, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 74.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Forecasting?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,400 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Forecasting and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Forecasting is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. Its print ISSN is 0277-6693 and its online ISSN is 1099-131X.
Is Journal of Forecasting covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Forecasting in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Forecasting?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Econometrics.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Forecasting?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Operations Research and Management Science field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Forecasting open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Forecasting? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Forecasting has an h-index of 114 and a 2-year mean of 3.01 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.1, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #23 of 173 Scopus journals in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.
114
h-index
3.01
2-yr mean citations
1,189
i10-index
2,973
works indexed
67,047
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,400
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2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#23 of 173Top 14%Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
#78 of 323Top 25%Modeling and Simulation
#177 of 744Top 24%Economics and Econometrics
Papers published per year
Journal of Forecasting published 147 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 199. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactForecasting Techniques and ApplicationsMarket Dynamics and VolatilityFinancial Risk and Volatility Modeling
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Forecasting? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (24.4%), South Korea (8.1%) and United States (8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Forecasting? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Scopus statusActive
Retracted papersNone recorded
Problematic Paper Screener flagsNone flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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