Research in Economics

Aims & Scope

Established in 1947, Research in Economics is one of the oldest general-interest economics journals in the world and the main one among those based in Italy.

The purpose of the journal is to select original theoretical and empirical articles that will have high impact on the debate in the social sciences; since 1947, it has published important research contributions on a wide range of topics.

A summary of our editorial policy is this: the editors make a preliminary assessment of whether the results of a paper, if correct, are worth publishing.

If so one of the associate editors reviews the paper: from the reviewer we expect to learn if the paper is understandable and coherent and - within reasonable bounds - the results are correct.

We believe that long lags in publication and multiple demands for revision simply slow scientific progress.

Our goal is to provide you a definitive answer within one month of submission.

We give the editors one week to judge the overall contribution and if acceptable send your paper to an associate editor.

We expect the associate editor to provide a more detailed evaluation within three weeks so that the editors can make a final decision before the month expires.

In the (rare) case of a revision we allow four months and in the case of conditional acceptance we allow two months to submit the final version.

In both cases we expect a cover letter explaining how you met the requirements.

For conditional acceptance the editors will verify that the requirements were met.

In the case of revision the original associate editor will do so.

If the revision cannot be at least conditionally accepted it is rejected: there is no second revision.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.348

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15217

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	120

---

---

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

---

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.

---

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.

• Policies to foster human capital

  Citation: 790

  Authors: James J

• Growth, inequality, and poverty reduction in developing countries: Recent global evidence

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Augustin Kwasi

• Interactive team reasoning: A contribution to the theory of co-operation

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Michael

• Household financial vulnerability: An empirical analysis

  Citation: 149

  Authors: Luisa, Emanuele, Daniela

• Prices, product differentiation and quality measurement: A comparison between hedonic and matched model methods

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Gian Maria

• Impact of foreign direct investments on economic growth in Africa: Evidence from three decades of panel data analyses

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Steve Loris

• Corporate social responsibility and marketing channel coordination

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Gregory E.

• A survey of the Feldstein–Horioka puzzle: What has been done and where we stand

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Nicholas, Chris

• The nexus among foreign investment, domestic capital and economic growth: Empirical evidence from the MENA region

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Anis, Bassem

• On the nonlinear relationship between inflation and economic growth

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Jude C., Muhammad

---