Studies in Political Economy is an international, peer reviewed journal committed to the publication of original work in the various traditions of socialist political economy. Researchers and analysts within these traditions seek to understand how political, economic and cultural processes and struggles interact to shape and reshape the conditions of people's lives.
Established in 1979, SPE has, as a Political Economy Journal, become a major forum for people who identify with the struggles to overcome exploitation, exclusion and oppression in Canada and abroad. SPE is especially interested in work by, for and about Canadians, but it aims to be an international Political Economy journal. It welcomes contributions in every field of political economy and within all the traditions of socialist scholarship, including those which question established paradigms. Those who pursue progressive work within different frameworks will find SPE a venue for communicating with a wide and diversified audience. In addition to regular length academic articles, Studies in Political Economy has an Alternatives section that publishes interviews, short essays on contemporary political issues, review essays and comments on articles it has published.
Journal metrics
Usage
37K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.362 (2023) SNIP
0.264 (2023) SJR
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addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
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(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Bengi Akbulut (Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University) Greg Albo (Dept. of Political Science - York University) Angele Alook (School of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies, York University) Scott Aquanno (Ontario Tech University) Feyzi Baban (Dept. of Political Studies - Trent University) Fletcher Baragar (Dept. of Economics - University of Manitoba) Andrew Biro (Dept. of Politics - Acadia Univeristy) Susan Braedley (School of Social Work - Carleton University) Enda Brophy (School of Communication - Simon Fraser University) Thomas Collombat (Dept. of Social Sciences - Université du Québec en Outaouais Annette Desmarais (Dept. of Sociology and Criminology - University of Manitoba) Alexandra Dobrowolsky (Dept. of Political Science - Saint Mary's University) Stacy Douglas (Dept. of Law and Legal Studies - Carleton University) Bryan Evans (Dept. of Politics & Public Administration - Ryerson University) Marc-André Gagnon (School of Public Policy and Administration - Carleton University) Gavin Fridell (International Development Studies - Saint Mary's University) Kanishka Goonewardena (Dept. of Geography - University of Toronto) Peter Graefe (Dept. of Political Science - McMaster University) David Hugill (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University) Angela Joya (Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University, Ottawa) Ken Kawashima (Dept. of East Studies - University of Toronto) Stefan Kipfer (Faculty of Environmental Studies - York University) Marie Langevin (Université du Québec à Montréal) Audrey Laurin-Lamothe (Dept. of Scoial Science - York University) Stephen McBride (Dept. of Political Science - McMaster University) Hepzibah Muñoz Martinez (Dept. of Political Science - University of New Brunswick) Ajay Parasram (Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University) Justin Paulson (Dept. of Sociology&Anthropology - Carleton University) Mathieu Perron-Dufour (Dept. of Social Sciences - Université du Québec en Outaouais) Dennis Pilon (Dept. of Political Science - York University) Éric Pineault (Dept. of Sociology - Université du Québec à Montréal) Stephanie Ross (School of Labour Studies - McMaster University) Ryan Katz-Rosene (School of Political Studies - University of Ottawa) Rebecca Schein (Human Rights/Inst. of Interdisciplinary Studies - Carleton University) Susan Spronk (School of International Development and Global Studies - University of Ottawa) Jim Stanford (Centre for Future Work, Australia) Kendra Strauss (Labour Studies - Simon Fraser University) Donald Swartz (School of Public Policy and Administration - Carleton University) Julie Tomiak (Dept. of Sociology - Ryerson University) Simon Tremblay-Pepin (Elisbeth-Bruyere School of Social Innovation - St Paul University) Heather Whiteside (Political Science - University of Waterloo) Emily Regan Wills (School of Political Studies - University of Ottawa) Jill Wigle (Department of Geography and Environmental Studies - Carleton University) Anna Zalik (Faculty of Environmental Studies - York University)
Advisory Board
Frances Abele Laurie Adkin Peter Andrée Hugh Armstrong Pat Armstrong Manfred Bienefeld Duncan Cameron William Carroll Wallace Clement Patricia Connelly Gillian Creese Simon Dalby Harriet Friedmann Christina Gabriel Roberta Hamilton Andrew Jackson Jane Jenson Roger Keil Charmain Levy Colin Leys Eleanor MacDonald Laura MacDonald Fiona MacKenzie Rianne Mahon Martha MacDonald Margie Mendell Pablo Mendez Lisa Mills Allan Moscovitch John Myles Barbara Neis Helene Pellerin Jane Pulkingham Blair Rutherford Liora Salter Mario Seccareccia Janet Siltanen Claire Turenne-Sjolander Henry Veltmeyer Rosemary Warskett David Wolfe
International Advisory Board
Kate Bedford Patrick Bond Barbara Epstein Alfredo Saad Filho Adam Hanieh Colin Hay Chris Howell Fuat Keyman Wendy Larner Margit Mayer Philip McMichael E. Ian Robinson Lisa Tilley Olivia Umurerwa Rutazibwa
Open access
Studies in Political Economy is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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