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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #21CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of Financial Economics

Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 18.748•SCImago Rank: #21•Identifier (ISSN):0304-405X(Print)•Articles / Year: 232•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $5,432 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.8
↓ -3.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
355

355 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate1.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
232articles/year
42.77% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.8)
🔵 Computed
20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 12)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.4)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.9)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.238)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Financial Economics provides a specialized forum for the publication of research in the area of financial economics and the theory of the firm, placing primary emphasis on the highest quality analytical, empirical, and clinical contributions in the following major areas: capital markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and the economics of organizations.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Business87.2%Economics79.6%Finance57.4%Monetary economics40.1%Computer science33.6%Financial economics32.1%Mathematics31.4%Political science29.8%Law29.2%Macroeconomics24.5%Financial system20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #21Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1974-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
18.748

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
355

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.99

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$5,432 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations6,073
3-Year Documents401
Citable Documents399

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)31

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate22.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AccountingQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ1
FinanceQ1
Strategy and ManagementQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区BUSINESS, FINANCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BUSINESS, FINANCE
JCRSSCI
5/243Q1
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
15/626Q1
BUSINESS, FINANCE
JCISSCI
1/243Q1
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
7/627Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—89537
2025121581,090
202410.41353,266
20238.9944,548
20228.23810111,052
2021—28927,949
2020—16521,600
2019—16022,823
2018—18127,450
2017—13120,072
2016—17229,367
2015—10620,099
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Financial Economics

WoS Q1
581114202220232024202512.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:12

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 1.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01