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Journal of Corporate Finance

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0929-1199eISSN1872-6313

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.706

H-Indexi

207

SNIPi

3.332

Total Worksi

2,791

Total Citationsi

200,575

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Corporate Finance publishes original manuscripts in theoretical and empirical corporate finance. Areas of interest include financial structure, governance, product markets, payout, labor, innovation, risk, capital structure, leverage, enterprise value, sample, and financial system.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 146 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,791

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

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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?

0929-1199 / 1872-6313

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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

134

8.1k

2019

247

16k

2020

241

15k

2021

143

4.7k

2022

142

3.4k

2023

138

1.7k

2024

157

723

2025

105

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.

Business and International ManagementQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

FinanceQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinanceStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalBanking stability, regulation, efficiency

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Corporate Finance

Is Journal of Corporate Finance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Corporate 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 Corporate Finance?

Journal of Corporate 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 4.96.

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

Journal of Corporate Finance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.