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Finance Research Letters

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1975

ISSN1544-6131

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.711

H-Index

168

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.918

Total Works

9,036

Total Citations

184,837

2yr Mean Citedness

5.01

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Finance Research Letters publishes concise research papers on all areas of finance. It emphasizes the rapid dissemination of important new results, preliminary findings, or experimental insights of broad interest.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,036

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1544-6131

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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

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Times cited

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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.

FinanceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

Finance

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceMarket Dynamics and VolatilityFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingFinancial Risk and Volatility ModelingMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis