Journal of Institutional Economics

Aims & Scope

Institutions are the stuff of social and economic life.

The importance of understanding the role of institutions in economic growth is now widely appreciated.

The Journal of Institutional Economics is devoted to the study of the nature, role and evolution of institutions in the economy, including firms, states, markets, money, households and other vital institutions and organisations.

It welcomes contributions by all disciplines and schools of thought that can contribute to our understanding of the features, development and functions of real world economic institutions and organisations.

The Journal of Institutional Economics is a multi-disciplinary journal that is of interest to all academics working in the social sciences, management and law.

Contributions from politics, sociology, geography, history, anthropology, psychology, law and philosophy are welcomed.

The Journal of Institutional Economics aims to provide all authors with an expert verdict on their articles within fifty days of submission.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5
2024	2.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5335

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	459

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.942

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	41

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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, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• What is an institution?

  Citation: 496

  Authors: JOHN R.

• Blockchains and the economic institutions of capitalism

  Citation: 334

  Authors: SINCLAIR, PRIMAVERA, JASON

• Institutions and economic development: theory, policy and history

  Citation: 263

  Authors: HA-JOON

• Endogenizing institutions and institutional changes

  Citation: 241

  Authors: MASAHIKO

• Comparing theories of institutional change

  Citation: 222

  Authors: CHRISTOPHER, GONZALO

• Artifacts at the centre of routines: performing the material turn in routines theory

  Citation: 196

  Authors: LUCIANA

• How (Not) to measure institutions

  Citation: 169

  Authors: STEFAN

• Crafting analytical tools to study institutional change

  Citation: 163

  Authors: ELINOR, XAVIER

• The turn in economics: neoclassical dominance to mainstream pluralism?

  Citation: 151

  Authors: JOHN B.

• Why are cooperatives important in agriculture? An organizational economics perspective

  Citation: 133

  Authors: VLADISLAV

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