Research / Journal's inclusion in key index
By Karen Lai
After a rigorous assessment process, the Pacific Economic Review (PER), founded by Professor Eden Yu has been included in the internationally renowned Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). The journal is the second economics journal from Asia included in the SSCI.
"It aspires to be a high quality journal highlighting global economic linkage throughout the Asia Pacific Rim," said Professor Yu, currently a member of PER Editorial Board and the founding editor of the journal from 1995-2003. "SSCI is renowned for its very selective approach in covering the world's most important and influential journals." SSCI inclusion emphasizes the significance of the journal and underlines its high quality research standard. The vision in launching PER and the successful SSCI inclusion demonstrates CityU academics valuable contribution to international scholarly publications.
The inaugural issue of PER was published in 1996 with contributions from Professor Paul Samuelson, Nobel Laureate in economic science; and Professor Gregory Chow, renowned econometrician from Princeton University and now a regular visiting professor of CityU's EF Department. As an official publication of the Hong Kong Economic Association, PER has published a rich collection of analytical work covering all areas of economics, both theoretical and empirical, and, in particular, analysis of economic issues related to the Pacific Rim.