Economic Development Quarterly

Aims & Scope

Economic development—jobs, income, and community prosperity—is a continuing challenge to modern society.

To meet this challenge, economic developers must use imagination and common sense, coupled with the tools of public and private finance, politics, planning, micro- and macroeconomics, engineering, and real estate.

In short, the art of economic development must be supported by the science of research.

And only one journal—Economic Development Quarterly: The Journal of American Economic Revitalization (EDQ)—effectively bridges the gap between academics, policy makers, and practitioners and links the various economic development communities.

The journal is basically geared to North American economic development and revitalization.

However, international perspective is welcome and encouraged.

EDQ will consider studies of economic development in other countries if the article makes clear its relevance to the U.S. context.

Relevance to the U.S. context is not established by adding on a short section at the end; it must be integral to the article.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.767

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7158

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	158

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Location, Competition, and Economic Development: Local Clusters in a Global Economy

  Citation: 2557

  Authors: Michael E.

• Silicon Valley’s New Immigrant High-Growth Entrepreneurs

  Citation: 280

  Authors: AnnaLee

• Entrepreneurial Universities

  Citation: 227

  Authors: David, Maribel

• The Creative Class and Economic Development

  Citation: 223

  Authors: Richard

• Defining the Creative Economy: Industry and Occupational Approaches

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Ann, Gregory H., Douglas, Randy

• The Triple Bottom Line and Sustainable Economic Development Theory and Practice

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Janet, Gary

• The Politics of Local Economic Development

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Harold, David

• Human Capital-Based Strategy for Regional Economic Development

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Vijay K.

• Major Factors in Industrial Location: A Review

  Citation: 140

  Authors: John P., Robert

• The Effect of State Tax Incentives on Economic Growth and Firm Location Decisions: An Overview of the Literature

  Citation: 137

  Authors: Terry F.

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