According to the ABDC’s 2025 Journal Quality List released on March 26, 2026, the Journal of Population Economics (JOPE) has been upgraded from A to A*. This is not a marginal move….

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The Editor-in-Chief and the Board of Editors are proud to announce that the Journal of Population Economics has been upgraded from A to A* on the ABDC Journal Quality List, the highest ranking a journal can achieve, reserved for a select group of journals demonstrating truly exceptional global impact.

This recognition is especially timely, reflecting the journal’s commitment to high-quality research. JOPE has been firing on all cylinders for some time, including:

📈 606,400+ downloads in 2025 with over 1,200 submissions and a final acceptance rate of 7%.

🏆 Ranked 2nd out of 140 journals in demography (CiteScore 2024, Scopus) and in the top 10% of all economics journals worldwide

🌍 Over 50% of articles published in 2025 were linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: evidence of research that matters beyond academia!

⭐ 44% (2024) and 79% (2023) greater citation impact than the average journal in its category

📚 An h-index of 91 (reported by Scopus in 2025) meaning that 91 of all published articles have each been cited more than 91 times

A five-year Impact Factor of 4.3 and a CiteScore of 8.7 (both measured in 2025 for 2024) further underscore the journal’s standing.

The A* designation places the Journal of Population Economics among the most elite publications across all business and economics disciplines globally. It is the culmination of decades of rigorous, policy-relevant research on the forces that shape human societies, namely fertility, migration, ageing, labour markets, health, and beyond.

To our authors, reviewers, editorial board, and readers: this is your achievement. Thank you for making this journal a home for the world’s best population economics research.

The bar is high. We wouldn’t have it any other way. 🏆

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