Review of World Economics

Aims & Scope

Review of World Economics is a quarterly journal.

Under the name Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, it was founded in 1913 as the world's first journal with a focus on international economics.

The Review has retained this focus, with particular emphasis on research in trade and trade policies, foreign direct investment, global supply chains, migration, international finance, currency systems and exchange rates, monetary and fiscal policies in open economies.

The objective of the Review is to publish contributions of the highest quality and retain its status as one of the leading journals in international economics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.515

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	67

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11297

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	232

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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, 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.

• International trade and firm performance: a survey of empirical studies since 2006

  Citation: 368

  Authors: Joachim

• Non-Europe: The magnitude and causes of market fragmentation in the EU

  Citation: 306

  Authors: Keith, Thierry

• The Gravity Equation in International Trade in Services

  Citation: 279

  Authors: Fukunari, Hyun-Hoon

• Internalization as a general theory of foreign direct investment: A re-appraisal of the literature

  Citation: 252

  Authors: Alan M.

• Outward FDI and Local Employment Growth in Italy

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Stefano, Gaetano Alfredo

• Does importing more inputs raise exports? Firm-level evidence from France

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Maria, Vanessa

• Exploring the Intensive and Extensive Margins of World Trade

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Gabriel J., Wilhelm

• Export Behavior and Firm Productivity in German Manufacturing: A Firm-Level Analysis

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Jens Matthias, Katrin

• Towards an understanding of the real effects and costs of inflation

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Stanley, Franco

• Exports, FDI, and Productivity: Dynamic Evidence from Japanese Firms

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Fukunari, Kozo

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