Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis

Aims & Scope

JBCA is the only journal devoted exclusively to benefit-cost analysis, the leading evidence-based analytical method for determining if the consequences of specific public actions make society better off overall.

JBCA publishes theory, empirical analyses, case studies, and techniques.

Applications include social programs related to education, crime, health, poverty, labor and housing as well as regulations and projects related to the environment, natural resources, transportation, safety, and security.

The interdisciplinary nature, with contributors from a wide range of disciplines and areas of public policy, is unique.

JBCA’s mission is to expand the use of serious, state-of-the art BCA by individuals and groups who make public policy decisions, those who advise, and those who implement the projects, programs, and policies.

By serving as a bridge, the JBCA serves an important role that few other journals provide.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4342

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	172

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.067

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	17

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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.

• The Benefits and Costs of Using Social Distancing to Flatten the Curve for COVID-19

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Linda, Stephen C., David, Madison, Jason F.

• Income Elasticities and Global Values of a Statistical Life

  Citation: 260

  Authors: W. Kip, Clayton J.

• The Income Elasticity of the Value per Statistical Life: Transferring Estimates between High and Low Income Populations

  Citation: 228

  Authors: James K., Lisa A.

• The Economic Value of Social and Emotional Learning

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Clive, A. Brooks, Alli, Henry, Robert, Sabine

• Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions in Global Benefit-Cost Analysis

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Lisa A., James K., Lucy

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Unified Approach to Behavioral Welfare Economics

  Citation: 115

  Authors: B. Douglas

• The Income Elasticity of Global Values of a Statistical Life: Stated Preference Evidence

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Clayton J., W. Kip

• More appropriate discounting: the rate of social time preference and the value of the social discount rate

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Mark A., Anthony E., Aidan R.

• The Cost-Benefit Fallacy: Why Cost-Benefit Analysis Is Broken and How to Fix It

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Bent, Dirk W.

• An Assessment of Important Issues Concerning the Application of Benefit-Cost Analysis to Social Policy

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Aidan, David L

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