Journal of Public Economic Theory

Aims & Scope

As the official journal of the Association of Public Economic Theory (APET), Journal of Public Economic Theory (JPET) is dedicated to stimulating research in the rapidly growing field of public economics.

Submissions are judged on the basis of their creativity and rigor, and the Journal imposes neither upper nor lower boundary on the complexity of the techniques employed.

This journal focuses on such topics as public goods, local public goods, club economies, externalities, taxation, growth, public choice, social and public decision making, voting, market failure, regulation, project evaluation, equity, and political systems.

Coverage includes a wide range of theoretical approaches, including general equilibrium theory, game theory, evolution, experimentation, control theory and dynamics, simulation, axiomatic characterization, and first order and comparative static methods.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.618

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9390

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	189

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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.

• <scp>Choosing What to Protect: Strategic Defensive Allocation against an Unknown Attacker</scp>

  Citation: 251

  Authors: VICKI, SANTIAGO, LARRY

• GHG T<scp>argets as</scp>I<scp>nsurance</scp>A<scp>gainst</scp>C<scp>atastrophic</scp>C<scp>limate</scp>D<scp>amages</scp>

  Citation: 236

  Authors: MARTIN L.

• The Simple Microeconomics of Public‐Private Partnerships

  Citation: 219

  Authors: ELISABETTA, DAVID

• Leadership Giving in Charitable Fund-Raising

  Citation: 166

  Authors: JAMES

• Polarization Orderings and New Classes of Polarization Indices

  Citation: 133

  Authors: You‐Qiang, Kai‐Yuen

• Public expenditure distribution, voting, and growth

  Citation: 131

  Authors: Lorenzo

• <scp>Aggregative Public Good Games</scp>

  Citation: 124

  Authors: RICHARD, ROGER

• <scp>Stable International Environmental Agreements: An Analytical Approach</scp>

  Citation: 123

  Authors: EFFROSYNI, EFTICHIOS S.

• School Finance Induced Migration and Stratification Patterns: The Impact of Private School Vouchers

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Thomas J.

• Does Government Decentralization Increase Policy Innovation?

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Koleman S.

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