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Journal of Financial Research

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0270-2592eISSN1475-6803

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.686

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.8

Total Works

2,636

Total Citations

41,286

2yr Mean Citedness

1.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Financial Research examines financial markets and corporate finance. Recent articles investigate return predictability using sentiment measures, the impact of mobile internet on stock price crash risk, and the effect of inflation risk on asset prices. The journal also covers corporate decisions like strategic loan payment delays and lease decisions in response to economic policy uncertainty. Further research explores employee compensation in relation to corporate tunneling, the role of liquidity factors in asset pricing, and the informativeness of ESG reports. Additional topics include the relationship between corporate governance, CSR/CSI, and firm risk, climate change transition risk and credit markets, and the influence of cultural factors on shadow banking.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,636

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0270-2592 / 1475-6803

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

AccountingQ2

FinanceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinanceAccounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesCorporate Finance and GovernanceAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyHousing Market and Economics