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Journal of the Knowledge Economy is a multidisciplinary publication focused on the dynamics of knowledge creation, diffusion, and application across the spectrum of organizations, industries, nations, and regions.

  • The first journal to focus on the social, technological and economic aspects of knowledge and innovation.
  • Combines theory and practice, with an emphasis on empirical studies and a comparative approach.
  • Encourages collaboration among authors from different disciplines.
  • Provides topical coverage across micro (firm-level), meso (industry-level), and macro (regional/national/international-level) perspectives.
  • Includes coverage of such topics as entrepreneurship, technology management, education, and sustainable development.
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Editor-in-Chief
  • Elias G. Carayannis
Impact factor
3.3 (2022)
5 year impact factor
3.0 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
48 days
Downloads
670,575 (2023)

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Journal updates

  • JKEC Editor's Corner

    Read here for timely commentaries and insights from Editor-in-Chief, Elias G. Carayannis, members of the journal’s editorial team, and leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

  • Now Accepted to the Social Sciences Citation Index

    We are pleased to announce that the Journal of the Knowledge Economy has been selected for the 

    Social Sciences Citation Index in the Web of Science and will receive its first Impact Factor in 2021.

  • JKEC in Context

    The Journal of the Knowledge Economy is an integral part of an ecosystem of publications developed in collaboration between Elias Carayannis and Springer Nature. 

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1868-7873
Print ISSN
1868-7865
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. ABS Academic Journal Quality Guide
  2. ANVUR
  3. Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List
  4. BFI List
  5. Baidu
  6. CLOCKSS
  7. CNKI
  8. CNPIEC
  9. Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences
  10. Dimensions
  11. EBSCO
  12. ECONIS
  13. EconLit
  14. Google Scholar
  15. Naver
  16. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  17. Portico
  18. ProQuest
  19. Research Papers in Economics (RePEc)
  20. SCImago
  21. SCOPUS
  22. Social Science Citation Index
  23. TD Net Discovery Service
  24. UGC-CARE List (India)
  25. Wanfang
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