Kyklos

Aims & Scope

KYKLOS views economics as a social science and as such favours contributions dealing with issues relevant to contemporary society, as well as economic policy applications.

Since its inception over 60 years ago, KYKLOS has earned a worldwide reputation for publishing a broad range of articles from international scholars on real world issues.

KYKLOS encourages unorthodox, original approaches to topical economic and social issues with a multinational application, and promises to give fresh insights into topics of worldwide interest.

KYKLOS provides information on political economy worldwide, containing contributions from scholars of international status.

KYKLOS keeps its readership informed as to the latest trends and development in political economy.

KYKLOS is intended for the reader from the academic, administrative and business sector with an interest in scientific economics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.928

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5458

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	218

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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.

• Shared Mental Models: Ideologies and Institutions

  Citation: 1187

  Authors: ARTHUR T., DOUGLASS C.

• The Soft Budget Constraint

  Citation: 756

  Authors: JÁNOS

• The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investments: Sensitivity Analyses of Cross‐Country Regressions

  Citation: 566

  Authors: Avik

• RENT SEEKING: A SURVEY

  Citation: 524

  Authors: ROBERT D.

• Linking Measured Risk Aversion to Individual Characteristics

  Citation: 346

  Authors: Joop, Ada, Nicole

• Institutional Trust and Subjective Well‐Being across the EU

  Citation: 329

  Authors: John

• The Effects of Domestic Environmental Policies on Patterns of World Trade: An Empirical Test

  Citation: 310

  Authors: James A.

• Patents as a Measure of Innovative Activity

  Citation: 304

  Authors: Zoltan, David B.

• The Happy Few: Cross–Country Evidence on Social Capital and Life Satisfaction

  Citation: 300

  Authors: Christian

• An Econometric Analysis of the Impact of Terrorism on Tourism

  Citation: 293

  Authors: Walter, Todd, Gerald F.

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