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Best Economics and Econometrics journals

755 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Economics and Econometrics. The top 100 by CiteScore percentile are listed below — 100 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Journal of Innovation and Knowledge 24.7 99th Q1 SSCI C Yes
2 Quarterly Journal of Economics 23.8 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
3 Resources, Conservation and Recycling 23.6 99th Q1 SCIE No
4 Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science 22.3 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
5 Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 21.9 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
6 Journal of Economic Literature 21.9 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
7 Energy Economics 21.8 99th Q1 SSCI A* No
8 Sustainable Technology and Entrepreneurship 21.7 99th Q1 Yes
9 Annual Review of Economics 21.3 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
10 Economic Analysis and Policy 20.9 98th Q1 SSCI A No
11 Journal of Financial Economics 20.7 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
12 Resources Policy 20.3 98th Q1 B No
13 American Economic Review 19.6 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
14 International Journal of Production Economics 19.5 98th Q1 SCIE A No
15 Journal of International Business Studies 17.6 98th Q1 SSCI A* No
16 Electronic Markets 16.8 97th Q1 SSCI A No
17 Journal of Finance 16.8 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
18 Review of Finance 16 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
19 Economic Geography 15.9 97th Q1 SSCI A No
20 Journal of Business Ethics 15.9 97th Q1 SSCI A No
21 Review of Economic Studies 15.7 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
22 Journal of Economic Perspectives 15.4 97th Q1 SSCI A* No
23 International Journal of Consumer Studies 15 97th Q1 SSCI A No
24 European Research on Management and Business Economics 15 96th Q1 SSCI A Yes
25 Internet Research 14.8 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
26 Resources, Conservation and Recycling Advances 14.7 96th Q1 ESCI Yes
27 Small Business Economics 14.2 96th Q1 SSCI A No
28 Journal of Economic Surveys 14.1 96th Q1 SSCI A No
29 Journal of Family Business Strategy 14.1 96th Q1 SSCI B No
30 Economic Research-Ekonomska Istrazivanja 14 96th Q1 No
31 Journal of Consumer Research 13.9 95th Q1 SSCI A* No
32 International Review of Financial Analysis 13.8 95th Q1 SSCI A No
33 Journal of Accounting Research 13.4 95th Q1 SSCI A* No
34 Econometrica 13.2 95th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
35 Review of Financial Studies 13.2 95th Q1 SSCI A* No
36 Borsa Istanbul Review 13.1 95th Q1 SSCI B Yes
37 NBER Macroeconomics Annual 13.1 95th Q1 SSCI A No
38 World Bank Research Observer 12.8 95th Q1 SSCI B No
39 Telecommunications Policy 12.7 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
40 Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 12.6 94th Q1 SSCI A No
41 Ecological Economics 12.4 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
42 Annual Review of Resource Economics 12.3 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
43 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 11.9 94th Q1 SCIE, SSCI C No
44 Journal of Accounting and Economics 11.7 94th Q1 SSCI A* No
45 Environment, Development and Sustainability 11.6 94th Q1 SCIE No
46 Australasian Marketing Journal 11.5 93th Q1 ESCI A No
47 Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 11.4 93th Q1 SSCI A No
48 Food Policy 11 93th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
49 Journal of Economics and Development 11 93th Q1 ESCI C Yes
50 Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 11 93th Q1 SSCI A No
51 Journal of Marketing Research 11 93th Q1 SSCI A* No
52 Journal of Political Economy 11 93th Q1 SSCI A* No
53 Review of International Political Economy 11 93th Q1 SSCI A No
54 BRQ Business Research Quarterly 10.4 92th Q1 SSCI B Yes
55 Journal of Corporate Finance 10.3 92th Q1 SSCI A* No
56 China Agricultural Economic Review 10.2 92th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
57 Global Finance Journal 10.2 92th Q1 SSCI A No
58 International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship 10 92th Q1 ESCI B No
59 Review of Economics and Statistics 10 92th Q1 SSCI A* No
60 Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 9.8 92th Q1 SSCI A No
61 American Journal of Agricultural Economics 9.8 91th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
62 Econometrics Journal 9.8 91th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A* No
63 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 9.8 91th Q1 SSCI A* No
64 Annual Review of Financial Economics 9.7 91th Q1 SSCI B No
65 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 9.7 91th Q1 SSCI B No
66 International Journal of Ethics and Systems 9.7 91th Q1 ESCI C No
67 Structural Change and Economic Dynamics 9.7 91th Q1 SSCI B No
68 Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy 9.4 91th Q1 ESCI Yes
69 Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 9.4 90th Q1 Yes
70 Economic Change and Restructuring 9.3 90th Q1 SSCI B No
71 World Development 9.3 90th Q1 SSCI A* No
72 Journal of Urban Economics 9.2 90th Q1 SSCI A* No
73 Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility 9.1 90th Q1 SSCI No
74 Journal of Agricultural Economics 9 90th Q1 SCIE, SSCI A No
75 Work, Employment and Society 9 90th Q1 SSCI A No
76 International Journal of Finance and Economics 9 89th Q1 SSCI B No
77 Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 9 89th Q1 SSCI A No
78 Journal of Human Resources 8.8 89th Q1 SSCI A* No
79 Financial Management 8.7 89th Q1 SSCI A* No
80 Marine Policy 8.7 89th Q1 SSCI A No
81 Review of International Organizations 8.7 89th Q1 SSCI C No
82 Economic Policy 8.6 89th Q1 SSCI A No
83 International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 8.6 89th Q1 SCIE Yes
84 Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 8.5 88th Q1 SCIE, SSCI B No
85 Journal of Commodity Markets 8.5 88th Q1 SSCI A No
86 Journal of Labor Economics 8.5 88th Q1 SSCI A* No
87 Economic Modelling 8.4 88th Q1 SSCI A No
88 Cleaner and Responsible Consumption 8.4 88th Q1 ESCI Yes
89 International Review of Economics and Finance 8.3 88th Q1 SSCI A Yes
90 Journal of Social Entrepreneurship 8.3 88th Q1 ESCI B No
91 Green Finance 8.3 88th Q1 ESCI Yes
92 Journal of Development Economics 8.2 87th Q1 SSCI A* No
93 Annals of Financial Economics 8.2 87th Q1 ESCI No
94 Journal of Consumer Culture 8.2 87th Q1 AHCI, SSCI No
95 Utilities Policy 8.2 87th Q1 SCIE, SSCI No
96 China Economic Review 8.1 87th Q1 SSCI A No
97 Science Technology and Human Values 8.1 87th Q1 SSCI A No
98 Journal of Climate Finance 8.1 87th Q1 No
99 Foundations and Trends in Finance 8 86th Q1 B No
100 Journal of Banking and Finance 8 86th Q1 SSCI A* No

Rank and percentile are within the Economics and Econometrics Scopus subject table (CiteScore 2025, dataset 2026-06-09). A journal can rank differently in its other subject areas — open its profile for the full picture.

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