Journal of Economic Policy Reform

Aims & Scope

Journal of Economic Policy Reform offers new perspectives into some of the most critical economic policy issues of modern time.

The Journal invites research from diverse backgrounds, including economics, political economy, development and planning, and the social sciences in general.

Journal of Economic Policy Reform publishes research on topics such as: -Policy issues involving, but not limited to, economic growth, social change, environmental protection, planning and development, or poverty -Theoretical and empirical approaches to policy reform -Macroeconomic and microeconomic policy reform -Economic reform by governments as well as global organizations -The advantages and consequences of specific policies -Inclusive growth and its relationship to gender, knowledge, employment, poverty, and other socioeconomic factors -Policy analysis, economic data collection, and measurement

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.2
2024	3.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.793

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6854

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	304

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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 Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 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.

• Beyond market failures: the market creating and shaping roles of state investment banks

  Citation: 207

  Authors: Mariana, Caetano C.R.

• Private finance for public goods: social impact bonds

  Citation: 189

  Authors: Mildred E.

• The institutional, economic and social determinants of local government transparency

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Daniel Albalate del

• Factors explaining inter-municipal cooperation in service delivery: a meta-regression analysis

  Citation: 145

  Authors: Germà, Mildred E.

• Product and process innovation and firms' decision to export

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Ilke, Hylke

• Reforming the local public sector: economics and politics in privatization of water and solid waste

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Germà, Xavier

• The fourth industrial revolution, changing global value chains and industrial upgrading in emerging economies

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Keun, Franco, Annalisa

• Shifting patterns of economic growth and rethinking development

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Justin Yifu, David

• Putting value creation back into “public value”: from market-fixing to market-shaping

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Mariana, Josh

• Re-municipalization of public services: trend or hype?

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Judith, Mildred E., Raymond, Germà

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