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Journal of Banking and Finance

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0378-4266eISSN1872-6372

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.954

H-Indexi

304

SNIPi

1.89

Total Worksi

7,465

Total Citationsi

503,439

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business, Finance; Economics; Economics and Econometrics; Finance.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 1997-

StatusActive

Total Publications7,465

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0378-4266 / 1872-6372

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

223

8.7k

2019

206

5.8k

2020

256

7.6k

2021

232

4.7k

2022

185

2.9k

2023

201

1.8k

2024

165

327

2025

123

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Economics and EconometricsQ1

FinanceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceEconomics

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyCorporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesCredit Risk and Financial RegulationsMonetary Policy and Economic Impact

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Banking and Finance

Is Journal of Banking and Finance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Banking and Finance: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Banking and Finance?

Journal of Banking and Finance is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.93.

Is Journal of Banking and Finance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Banking and Finance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Banking and Finance?