Studies in Political Economy

Aims & Scope

Studies in Political Economy is an interdisciplinary journal committed to the publication of original work in the various traditions of socialist political economy.

Researchers and analysts within these traditions seek to understand how political, economic and cultural processes and struggles interact to shape and reshape the conditions of people's lives.

Established in 1979, SPE has, as a Political Economy Journal, become a major forum for people who identify with the struggles to overcome exploitation, exclusion and oppression in Canada and abroad.

SPE is especially interested in work by, for and about Canadians, but it aims to be an international Political Economy journal.

It welcomes contributions in every field of political economy and within all the traditions of socialist scholarship, including those which question established paradigms.

Those who pursue progressive work within different frameworks will find SPE a venue for communicating with a wide and diversified audience.

In addition to articles, Studies in Political Economy publishes interviews, short essays on contemporary political issues, review essays and comments on articles it has published.

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.380

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14301

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	54

---

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

---

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.

---

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.

• Neo-liberalism: Policy, Ideology, Governmentality

  Citation: 840

  Authors: Wendy

• Towards a Schumpeterian Workfare State? Preliminary Remarks on Post-Fordist Political Economy

  Citation: 455

  Authors: Bob

• Moral Economy and Political Economy

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Andrew

• A Political Ecology of Water Privatization

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Karen J.

• Gender and Reproduction: Or, Babies and the State

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Jane

• Some Critical Notes on “Governance”

  Citation: 92

  Authors: William

• Neoliberalism in the European Union

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Christoph

• Gove Rnme Ntalities of Local Partnerships: the Rise of a “Partnering State” in New Zealand

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Wendy, Maria

• Impact and Benefit Agreements and the Neoliberalization of Resource Governance and Indigenous-State Relations in Northern Canada

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Emilie, Tyler

• Globalization of Capital, Nation-States and Democracy

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Joachim

---