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Finance and Stochastics

Springer Verlag · Germany · Est. 1996

ISSN1432-1122
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.046
H-Indexi
107
SNIPi
1.423
Total Worksi
820
Total Citationsi
42,417
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.32
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The purpose of Finance and Stochastics is to provide a high standard publication forum for research in all areas of finance based on stochastic methods. Founded in 1997, it serves as a publication platform for both theoretical and applied financial economists using advanced stochastic methods and researchers in stochastics motivated by and interested in applications in finance and insurance. Covers specific topics in mathematics motivated by the analysis of problems in finance. Publishes surveys on financial topics of general interest. Features special issues devoted to rapidly growing research areas. Serves as a platform for both theoretical and applied financial economists, as well as researchers in stochastics with interest in finance and insurance applications.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1996
Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications820
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Verlag
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1432-1122
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
36
388
2019
31
285
2020
19
108
2021
26
201
2022
30
111
2023
29
85
2024
29
45
2025
14
2
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.

FinanceQ1
Statistics and ProbabilityQ1
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceMathematics, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsSocial Sciences, Mathematical MethodsStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

FinanceStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyStatistics and Probability

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomic theories and modelsFinancial Risk and Volatility ModelingRisk and Portfolio OptimizationFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementCredit Risk and Financial RegulationsCapital Investment and Risk AnalysisProbability and Risk Models

Frequently asked questions about Finance and Stochastics

Is Finance and Stochastics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Finance and Stochastics: 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 Finance and Stochastics?

Finance and Stochastics 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 1.32.

Is Finance and Stochastics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Finance and Stochastics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Finance and Stochastics?

The purpose of Finance and Stochastics is to provide a high standard publication forum for research in all areas of finance based on stochastic methods. Founded in 1997, it serves as a publication platform for both theoretical and applied financial economists using advanced stochastic methods and researchers in stochastics motivated by and interested in applications in finance and insurance. Covers specific topics in mathematics motivated by the analysis of problems in finance. Publishes surveys on financial topics of general interest. Features special issues devoted to rapidly growing researc

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref