Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Aims & Scope

The mission of JHET is to further the objectives of the History of Economics Society.

These are to promote interest in and inquiry into the history of economics and related parts of intellectual history, facilitate communication and discourse among scholars working in the field of the history of economics, and disseminate knowledge about the history of economics.

JHET therefore encourages and makes available research in the fields of history of economic thought and the history of economic methodology.

The work of many distinguished authors has been published in its pages.

It is recognised as being a first class international scholarly publication.

All articles are fully peer reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.487

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11837

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	104

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	1.20

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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 Arts and Humanities 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.

• The Death of Neoclassical Economics

  Citation: 252

  Authors: David

• Is Economics Performative? Option Theory and the Construction of Derivatives Markets

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Donald

• OSKAR LANGE AND THE WALRASIAN INTERPRETATION OF IS-LM

  Citation: 108

  Authors: Goulven

• The Formalist Revolution of the 1950s

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Mark

• Economic Man as Model Man: Ideal Types, Idealization and Caricatures

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Mary S.

• The Early History of Experimental Economics

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Alvin E.

• <i>Das Adam Smith Problem</i>: Its Origins, the Stages of the Current Debate, and One Implication for Our Understanding of Sympathy

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Leonidas

• Understanding Institutional Economics: 1918–1929

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Malcolm

• On the Historiography of Economics

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Mark

• The History of the Concept of Transaction Costs: Neglected Aspects

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Matthias

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