Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (JBES) publishes a range of articles, primarily applied statistical analyses of microeconomic, macroeconomic, forecasting, business, and finance related topics.

More general papers in statistics, econometrics, computation, simulation, or graphics are also appropriate if they are immediately applicable to the journal"s general topics of interest.

Articles published in JBES contain significant results, high-quality methodological content, excellent exposition, and usually include a substantive empirical application.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	4.171

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	122

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	385

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1207

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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 Decision Sciences, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Mathematics 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.

• Comparing Predictive Accuracy

  Citation: 5880

  Authors: Francis X., Roberto S.

• Dynamic Conditional Correlation

  Citation: 5476

  Authors: Robert

• Further Evidence on the Great Crash, the Oil-Price Shock, and the Unit-Root Hypothesis

  Citation: 4104

  Authors: Eric, Donald W. K.

• Unobservable Selection and Coefficient Stability: Theory and Evidence

  Citation: 3478

  Authors: Emily

• A Survey of Weak Instruments and Weak Identification in Generalized Method of Moments

  Citation: 2994

  Authors: James H, Jonathan H, Motohiro

• Robust Inference With Multiway Clustering

  Citation: 2096

  Authors: A. Colin, Jonah B., Douglas L.

• Using Heteroscedasticity to Identify and Estimate Mismeasured and Endogenous Regressor Models

  Citation: 1951

  Authors: Arthur

• Macroeconomic Forecasting Using Diffusion Indexes

  Citation: 1800

  Authors: James H, Mark W

• CAViaR

  Citation: 1626

  Authors: Robert F, Simone

• Natural and Quasi-Experiments in Economics

  Citation: 1416

  Authors: Breed D.

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