Journal profile · Mathematics-Modeling and Simulation
International Journal of Microsimulation
ISSN 1747-5864 · International Microsimulation Association
International Journal of Microsimulation: impact factor 3.9 (journal website); subscription journal; 1 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Microsimulation is published by International Microsimulation Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are demographic modeling and climate adaptation, Income, Poverty, and Inequality and Economic and Fiscal Studies, together about 38.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IJM covers research in all aspects of microsimulation modelling. It publishes high quality contributions making use of microsimulation models to address specific research questions in all scientific areas, as well as methodological and technical issues. In particular, the IJM invites submission of five types of contributions: research articles, research notes, data watch, book reviews, and software reviews. Research articles of interest to the IJM concern: the description, validation, benchmarking and replication of microsimulation models; results coming from microsimulation models, in particular policy evaluation and counterfactual analysis; technical or methodological aspect of microsimulation modelling; reviews of models and results, as well as of technical or methodological issues. Research notes concern: specific technical aspects of microsimulation modelling, short case-studies illustrating the application of microsimulation models and their impacts on policy-making; examples of good practice in microsimulation modelling. Data watch refers to short research notes that describe (newly) available datasets and how they can be exploited for microsimulation studies. Book reviews offer a discussion of recent books that might be of interest to the microsimulation community, or present a critical assessment in retrospect of the impact of "classic" contributions. Software reviews are short contributions that describe advances in software development that are likely to be of interest to the journal readership, with a particular attention to open source software. The journal also publishes thematic special issues containing historically relevant work for the microsimulation community, previously unpublished in journal or book form, such as documentation of landmark models. Occasionally, the journal might also republish relevant chapters from edited volumes, with permission from the original publisher, to facilitate access to important early microsimulation work. The original source of publication is always clearly indicated in the published articles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Modeling and Simulation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- demographic modeling and climate adaptationDecision Sciences16.7%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences11.9%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Social Policy and Reform StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Simulation Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.8%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4.8%
- Energy, Environment, and Transportation PoliciesEnergy4.8%
- Multi-Agent Systems and NegotiationComputer Science2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 444/744 | 40th |
| Demography | Q3 | 89/140 | 36th |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 208/283 | 26th |
| Epidemiology | Q3 | 129/173 | 25th |
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 291/387 | 24th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 561/725 | 22nd |
| Modeling and Simulation | Q4 | 308/397 | 22nd |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q4 | 621/755 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCOhost, RePEc
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewsIn particular, the IJM invites submission of five types of contributions: research articles, research notes, data watch, book reviews, and software reviews.Length not stated
- data watchIn particular, the IJM invites submission of five types of contributions: research articles, research notes, data watch, book reviews, and software reviews.Length not stated
- research articlesIn particular, the IJM invites submission of five types of contributions: research articles, research notes, data watch, book reviews, and software reviews.Length not stated
- research notesIn particular, the IJM invites submission of five types of contributions: research articles, research notes, data watch, book reviews, and software reviews.Length not stated
- software reviewsIn particular, the IJM invites submission of five types of contributions: research articles, research notes, data watch, book reviews, and software reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License Model summary
All IJM articles, unless otherwise stated, are published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly attributed back to the original author and publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- International Microsimulation Association
- ISSN
- 1747-5864
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Microsimulation
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Microsimulation?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1, h-index 1.
Which databases index International Journal of Microsimulation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Microsimulation is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Microsimulation open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Microsimulation is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .