The graph shows the changes in the impact factor of Journal of Economic Literature and its the corresponding percentile for the sake of comparison with the entire literature. Impact Factor is the most common scientometric index, which is defined by the number of citations of papers in two preceding years divided by the number of papers published in those years.
How Influential is Journal of Economic Literature?
Journal of Economic Literature is the 2nd out of 1,087 The Arts journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of The Arts. This Journal is the 2nd out of 577 Literature journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the sub-discipline of Literature. This Journal is the 19th out of 2,293 Economics journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the discipline of Economics. This Journal is the 78th out of 18,687 Social Sciences journals. This means the journal is among the top 1% in the science branch of Social Sciences.
How are inpact factors calculated?
The impact factor (IF) is calculated by counting citations from peer-reviewed journals only.
extended IF also counts citations from books and conference papers. However, no patent, abstract, working papers, online documents, etc., are covered.
