Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice (JPFPC) was founded in 1983 by Professor Domenico da Empoli in the spirit of the Italian discipline of Scienza delle finanze.

According to this approach, economic analysis should include individual motivations in non-market settings, political institutions and collective decision making.

Relaunched in 2018 in partnership with Bristol University Press and an outstanding, international editorial board, JPFPC will be revitalised in print and online while maintaining its commitment to publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research.

JPFPC is unique in the international landscape of public economics journals, because it is committed to explicitly advancing knowledge in both public finance and public choice, reflecting an inclusive approach.

To this end, it welcomes submissions from economics, as well as from cognate disciplines (geography, law, political science, sociology), that contribute to our understanding of the public economy and its broader constitutional, legal and political economy matrix.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.149

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24641

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	20

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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.

• The Justification for Taxation in the Public Finance Literature: an Unorthodox View

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Walter

• The violence trap: a political-economic approach to the problems of development

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Gary W., Douglass C., Barry R.

• The Shadow Economy of Italy and other OECD Countries: What Do We Know?

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Roberto, Friedrich

• Political regimes and deaths in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Gabriel, Michael T., Réka

• Blockchain: an entangled political economy approach

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Darcy W.E., Chris, Mikayla

• Legislate Today or Wait Until Tomorrow? An Investment Approach to Lawmaking

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Francesco, Nita

• Is Tax Evasion Never Justifiable?

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Benno

• On the Welfare Gains from Fiscal Decentralization

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Wallace E.

• Political Regimes, Economic Freedom, Institutions and Growth

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Abdiweli M., W. Mark

• Parasitical Political Pricing, Economic Calculation, and the Size of Government: Variations on a Theme by Maffeo Pantaleoni

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Richard E.

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