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Journal of Financial Markets

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1998

ISSN1386-4181eISSN1878-576X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.544

H-Indexi

103

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.112

Total Worksi

904

Total Citationsi

52,168

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Financial Markets publishes original research on applied and theoretical issues related to securities trading and pricing. Its area of coverage includes the analysis and design of trading mechanisms, optimal order placement, long-run horizon price behavior, monetary economics, econometrics, market liquidity, equity (finance), and institutional investors.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications904

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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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?

1386-4181 / 1878-576X

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

813

2019

2020

404

2021

582

2022

364

2023

159

2024

2025

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, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesCorporate Finance and GovernanceAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceMarket Dynamics and VolatilityComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEducational Robotics and EngineeringDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyMonetary Policy and Economic Impact

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Financial Markets

Is Journal of Financial Markets a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Financial Markets: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Financial Markets?

Journal of Financial Markets 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 1.59.

Is Journal of Financial Markets indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Financial Markets is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.