Journal metric profile

Comparative Economic Studies

Impact factor, five-year JIF, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

Impact Factor 1.500 2025 metric year
5-Year JIF 1.500 Longer citation window
JIF Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JIF Rank 293/617 Recorded category rank

Comparative Economic Studies impact factor overview

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Updated August 5, 2026

Impact factor overview

Comparative Economic Studies is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD. The recorded Journal Impact Factor is 1.500. Its listed JIF quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JIF rank is 293 out of 617 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 570 total citations, 19 total articles, 19 citable items. The five-year JIF is 1.500, which is equal to the listed two-year JIF. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The JIF without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.400. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.440.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 7.9 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 11.6 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Comparative Economic Studies is identified in this record by print ISSN 0888-7233 and electronic ISSN 1478-3320. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameComparative Economic Studies
Abbreviated journalCOMP ECON STUD
PublisherPALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,681
ISSN0888-7233
eISSN1478-3320
Total cites570
Total articles19
Citable items19
Cited half-life7.9 years
Citing half-life11.6 years
Impact Factor1.500
5-Year JIF1.500
JIF without self-cites1.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.440
JIF quartileQ2
JIF rank293/617
Record last updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 impact factor of Comparative Economic Studies?

The impact factor recorded in this directory for Comparative Economic Studies is 1.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Comparative Economic Studies?

Comparative Economic Studies is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Comparative Economic Studies?

Comparative Economic Studies is listed as being published by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD.

Can a journal impact factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. A journal impact factor is a journal-level citation average. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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