Journal profile · Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement
ISSN 0747-9662 · eISSN 1875-8932 · SAGE Publications (formerly IOS Press)
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,900; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement is published by SAGE Publications (formerly IOS Press). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Survey Methodology and Nonresponse, Income, Poverty, and Inequality and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Statistics and Probability. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Economic and Social Measurement (JESM) is a quarterly journal that is concerned with the investigation of all aspects of production, distribution and use of economic and other societal statistical data, and with the use of computers in that context. JESM publishes articles that consider the statistical methodology … | View full journal description
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Social Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Survey Methodology and NonresponseSocial Sciences15.2%
- Income, Poverty, and InequalitySocial Sciences9.3%
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequalityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Census and Population EstimationMathematics7.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Survey Sampling and Estimation TechniquesMathematics7.1%
- Economic Growth and ProductivityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Economic Theory and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | Q2 | 115/275 | 58th |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 165OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 563 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 2 | 242 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 298 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 318 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 409 |
| 2022 | 4 | 1 | 395 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | 460 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case studiesCase StudiesJESM also publishes case studies or application papers that demonstrate the practical implementation of measurement techniques in real-world context…Length not stated
- case studyThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- commentariesCommentariesCommentary pieces, often by invitation, provide critical reflections on current methodological challenges, debates, or innovations in economic and s…Length not stated
- commentarytructure, or emerging research agendas. Commentaries should contain a maximum of 3,000 words, with an abstract no longer than 200 words. Formatting yourmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- hypothesisThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
- original articleThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
- research notesResearch Notes provide a concise format (typically 1,500–3,000 words) to present new ideas, hypotheses, data resources, or methodological insights that merit ti…Length not stated
- reviewThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
- review articleThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
- surveyThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe typical manuscript length is between 7,000 and 8,000 words, although shorter or longer contributions may be considered where appropriate. The journal accept…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Author contributions
You will be asked to list the contribution of each author as part of the submission process. Please include the Author Contributions heading within your submission after the Acknowledgements section. The information you give on submission will then show under the Author Contributions heading later at the proofing stage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
No submission or publication fees; optional open access via Sage Choice for a fee. Model summary
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Figures submitted in color will be published in color in the online version of the journal at no cost. If you wish to have color figures in the printed version, fees will be determined and applied at production stage. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review identity transparency: single anonymized. Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE Publications (formerly IOS Press)
- ISSN
- 0747-9662
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-8932
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Economic and Social Measurement
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Economic and Social Measurement?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Economic and Social Measurement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Economic and Social Measurement is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Economic and Social Measurement open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Economic and Social Measurement is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .