American Journal of Economics and Sociology

The American Journal of Economics and Sociology (AJES) was founded in 1941, with support from the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation, to encourage the development of transdisciplinary solutions to social problems. In the introduction to the first issue, John Dewey observed that “the hostile state of the world and the intellectual division that has been built up in so-called ‘social science,’ are … reflections and expressions of the same fundamental causes.” Dewey commended this journal for its intention to promote “synthesis in the social field.” Dewey wrote those words almost six decades after the social science associations split off from the American Historical Association in pursuit of value-free knowledge derived from specialized disciplines. Since he wrote them, academic or disciplinary specialization has become even more pronounced. Multi-disciplinary work is superficially extolled in major universities, but practices and incentives still favor highly specialized work. The result is that academia has become a bastion of analytic excellence, breaking phenomena into components for intensive investigation, but it contributes little synthetic or holistic understanding that can aid society in finding solutions to contemporary problems. Analytic work remains important, but in response to the current lop-sided emphasis on specialization, the board of AJES has decided to return to its roots by emphasizing a more integrated and practical approach to knowledge.

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Category	Year	Quartile
Economics and Econometrics	1999	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2000	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2001	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2002	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2003	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2004	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2005	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2006	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2007	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2008	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2009	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2010	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2011	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2012	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2013	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2014	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2015	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2016	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2017	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2018	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2019	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2020	Q4
Economics and Econometrics	2021	Q2
Economics and Econometrics	2022	Q3
Economics and Econometrics	2023	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	1999	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2000	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2001	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2002	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2003	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2004	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2005	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2006	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2007	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2008	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2009	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2010	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2011	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2012	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2013	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2014	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2015	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2016	Q2
Sociology and Political Science	2017	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2018	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2019	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2020	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2021	Q1
Sociology and Political Science	2022	Q3
Sociology and Political Science	2023	Q3

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
1999	0.208
2000	0.409
2001	0.258
2002	0.277
2003	0.214
2004	0.177
2005	0.171
2006	0.167
2007	0.199
2008	0.339
2009	0.274
2010	0.265
2011	0.270
2012	0.357
2013	0.321
2014	0.318
2015	0.227
2016	0.350
2017	0.172
2018	0.197
2019	0.185
2020	0.199
2021	0.550
2022	0.244
2023	0.253

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
1999	48
2000	59
2001	41
2002	44
2003	59
2004	58
2005	58
2006	48
2007	53
2008	48
2009	43
2010	80
2011	51
2012	49
2013	51
2014	27
2015	33
2016	35
2017	31
2018	42
2019	42
2020	57
2021	64
2022	47
2023	35

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	1999	0.393
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.406
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.270
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.295
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.458
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.335
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.337
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.370
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.323
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.535
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.575
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.505
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	0.580
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	0.662
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	0.534
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	0.442
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.809
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	0.594
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	0.438
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	0.635
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	0.603
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	0.707
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	1.256
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	1.234
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	1.305
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	1999	0.393
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.269
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.263
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.264
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.361
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.396
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.292
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.291
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.268
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.610
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.477
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.438
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.561
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	0.672
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.556
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	0.550
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.630
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	0.613
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	0.379
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	0.576
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	0.565
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	0.670
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	1.348
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	0.890
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	1.202
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	1999	0.293
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.194
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.280
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.160
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.459
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.301
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.137
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.198
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.264
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.545
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.465
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.418
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.423
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.656
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.660
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	0.400
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.731
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.567
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	0.309
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	0.470
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	0.356
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	0.702
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	1.051
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	0.835
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	1.180

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	1999	12
Self Cites	2000	9
Self Cites	2001	3
Self Cites	2002	4
Self Cites	2003	1
Self Cites	2004	2
Self Cites	2005	2
Self Cites	2006	3
Self Cites	2007	3
Self Cites	2008	13
Self Cites	2009	3
Self Cites	2010	5
Self Cites	2011	4
Self Cites	2012	7
Self Cites	2013	14
Self Cites	2014	5
Self Cites	2015	1
Self Cites	2016	6
Self Cites	2017	0
Self Cites	2018	2
Self Cites	2019	1
Self Cites	2020	8
Self Cites	2021	18
Self Cites	2022	4
Self Cites	2023	0
Total Cites	1999	44
Total Cites	2000	35
Total Cites	2001	40
Total Cites	2002	39
Total Cites	2003	52
Total Cites	2004	57
Total Cites	2005	47
Total Cites	2006	51
Total Cites	2007	44
Total Cites	2008	97
Total Cites	2009	71
Total Cites	2010	63
Total Cites	2011	96
Total Cites	2012	117
Total Cites	2013	100
Total Cites	2014	83
Total Cites	2015	80
Total Cites	2016	68
Total Cites	2017	36
Total Cites	2018	57
Total Cites	2019	61
Total Cites	2020	77
Total Cites	2021	190
Total Cites	2022	145
Total Cites	2023	202

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	1999	0.286
External Cites per document	2000	0.200
External Cites per document	2001	0.243
External Cites per document	2002	0.236
External Cites per document	2003	0.354
External Cites per document	2004	0.382
External Cites per document	2005	0.280
External Cites per document	2006	0.274
External Cites per document	2007	0.250
External Cites per document	2008	0.528
External Cites per document	2009	0.456
External Cites per document	2010	0.403
External Cites per document	2011	0.538
External Cites per document	2012	0.632
External Cites per document	2013	0.478
External Cites per document	2014	0.517
External Cites per document	2015	0.622
External Cites per document	2016	0.559
External Cites per document	2017	0.379
External Cites per document	2018	0.556
External Cites per document	2019	0.556
External Cites per document	2020	0.600
External Cites per document	2021	1.220
External Cites per document	2022	0.865
External Cites per document	2023	1.202
Cites per document	1999	0.393
Cites per document	2000	0.269
Cites per document	2001	0.263
Cites per document	2002	0.264
Cites per document	2003	0.361
Cites per document	2004	0.396
Cites per document	2005	0.292
Cites per document	2006	0.291
Cites per document	2007	0.268
Cites per document	2008	0.610
Cites per document	2009	0.477
Cites per document	2010	0.438
Cites per document	2011	0.561
Cites per document	2012	0.672
Cites per document	2013	0.556
Cites per document	2014	0.550
Cites per document	2015	0.630
Cites per document	2016	0.613
Cites per document	2017	0.379
Cites per document	2018	0.576
Cites per document	2019	0.565
Cites per document	2020	0.670
Cites per document	2021	1.348
Cites per document	2022	0.890
Cites per document	2023	1.202

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
1999	2.08
2000	6.78
2001	4.88
2002	0.00
2003	3.39
2004	8.62
2005	8.62
2006	4.17
2007	11.32
2008	16.67
2009	13.95
2010	1.25
2011	5.88
2012	4.08
2013	5.88
2014	3.70
2015	0.00
2016	5.71
2017	0.00
2018	0.00
2019	4.76
2020	15.79
2021	0.00
2022	0.00
2023	8.57

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	1999	0
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	0
Non-citable documents	2002	0
Non-citable documents	2003	4
Non-citable documents	2004	9
Non-citable documents	2005	11
Non-citable documents	2006	9
Non-citable documents	2007	8
Non-citable documents	2008	11
Non-citable documents	2009	15
Non-citable documents	2010	12
Non-citable documents	2011	14
Non-citable documents	2012	11
Non-citable documents	2013	10
Non-citable documents	2014	5
Non-citable documents	2015	7
Non-citable documents	2016	10
Non-citable documents	2017	13
Non-citable documents	2018	13
Non-citable documents	2019	16
Non-citable documents	2020	17
Non-citable documents	2021	18
Non-citable documents	2022	18
Non-citable documents	2023	18
Citable documents	1999	112
Citable documents	2000	130
Citable documents	2001	152
Citable documents	2002	148
Citable documents	2003	140
Citable documents	2004	135
Citable documents	2005	150
Citable documents	2006	166
Citable documents	2007	156
Citable documents	2008	148
Citable documents	2009	134
Citable documents	2010	132
Citable documents	2011	157
Citable documents	2012	163
Citable documents	2013	170
Citable documents	2014	146
Citable documents	2015	120
Citable documents	2016	101
Citable documents	2017	82
Citable documents	2018	86
Citable documents	2019	92
Citable documents	2020	98
Citable documents	2021	123
Citable documents	2022	145
Citable documents	2023	150

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	1999	82
Uncited documents	2000	102
Uncited documents	2001	124
Uncited documents	2002	120
Uncited documents	2003	112
Uncited documents	2004	112
Uncited documents	2005	131
Uncited documents	2006	142
Uncited documents	2007	134
Uncited documents	2008	110
Uncited documents	2009	111
Uncited documents	2010	107
Uncited documents	2011	113
Uncited documents	2012	117
Uncited documents	2013	125
Uncited documents	2014	92
Uncited documents	2015	82
Uncited documents	2016	68
Uncited documents	2017	73
Uncited documents	2018	60
Uncited documents	2019	74
Uncited documents	2020	71
Uncited documents	2021	82
Uncited documents	2022	105
Uncited documents	2023	95
Cited documents	1999	30
Cited documents	2000	28
Cited documents	2001	28
Cited documents	2002	28
Cited documents	2003	32
Cited documents	2004	32
Cited documents	2005	30
Cited documents	2006	33
Cited documents	2007	30
Cited documents	2008	49
Cited documents	2009	38
Cited documents	2010	37
Cited documents	2011	58
Cited documents	2012	57
Cited documents	2013	55
Cited documents	2014	59
Cited documents	2015	45
Cited documents	2016	43
Cited documents	2017	22
Cited documents	2018	39
Cited documents	2019	34
Cited documents	2020	44
Cited documents	2021	59
Cited documents	2022	58
Cited documents	2023	73