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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2006–2023 (also 1993–1996, 1984–1986, 1982, 1980, 1978)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
SJR · SCImago
0.107
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
12
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Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies
Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies is rated ABDC C. Published by Council for Social and Economic Studies, Inc..
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ISSN 0278-839XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Council for Social and Economic Studies, Inc.
Scopus · InactiveABDC C
C
ABDC rating
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1976
Field of research
Applied economics (3801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Council for Social and Economic Studies, Inc.
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
View this source on ABDC Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2006–2023 (also 1993–1996, 1984–1986, 1982, 1980, 1978)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies?
Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.107, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 12.
Who publishes Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies is published by Council for Social and Economic Studies, Inc. Its ISSN is 0278-839X.
Is Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Applied economics.
Is Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies has an h-index of 1 and a 2-year mean of 0.11 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
1
h-index
0.11
2-yr mean citations
0
i10-index
35
works indexed
4
total citations
Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies published 29 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies? — latest 28 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 28 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Bangladesh (23.2%), Vietnam (17.9%) and South Africa (10.7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2023. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2023
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None 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.
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