Journal of Policy Modeling

Aims & Scope

The Journal is published by the Society for Policy Modeling as a forum for analysis and debate on policy issues.

The Journal focuses upon the economic, social and political developments that now shape the world economy and the policies needed to improve them.

The Journal emphasizes formal modeling techniques serving the purposes of decision making.

Such a focus requires, in the first place, the highest academic standards, adherence to the state-of-the-art in the field, and the ability to critique prevailing conceptual methods.

The proposed analytical instruments must be empirically validated on the basis of replicable data, and take into account the interdependence of economic trends over-time, countries and sectors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.071

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	72

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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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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.

• Economic development, pollutant emissions and energy consumption in Malaysia

  Citation: 590

  Authors: James B.

• Testing for parameter instability in linear models

  Citation: 429

  Authors: Bruce E.

• Policy modeling: Definition, classification and evaluation

  Citation: 391

  Authors: Mario Arturo

• Testing weak exogeneity and the order of cointegration in UK money demand data

  Citation: 349

  Authors: Søren

• Does energy consumption cause economic growth?: Evidence from a systematic study of over 100 countries

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Jaruwan, Lester C., Richard

• Foreign Direct investment, domestic investment, and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Citation: 313

  Authors: Samuel

• Spillover effect of US dollar exchange rate on oil prices

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Yue-Jun, Ying, Hsien-Tang, Yi-Ming

• Modelling oil price and exchange rate co-movements

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Juan C.

• Energy demand and economic growth: The African experience

  Citation: 289

  Authors: Yemane

• The causal relationship between U.S. energy consumption and real output: A disaggregated analysis

  Citation: 275

  Authors: Nicholas, James E.

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