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Foundations and Trends in Finance

Now Publishers Inc · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1567-2409

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total25

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Score

1.024

H-Index

Total Works

Total Citations

2,678

2yr Mean Citedness

5.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Foundations and Trends in Finance focuses on academic literature reviews across various financial domains. Recent articles cover corporate finance, including mergers and acquisitions, human capital, executive compensation, and corporate governance, with a particular emphasis on the impact of technology and institutional investors. The journal also explores financial markets, such as currency risk premiums, private equity, hedge funds, and initial public offerings (IPOs). Additionally, it delves into financial regulation, securities law, credit rating agencies, and the economic and political aspects of privatization and state capitalism. Emerging areas like machine learning in finance, text analytics, cryptocurrencies, and forensic finance are also featured.

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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 / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications51

Publisher OrgNow Publishers

OA Since2014

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

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OA License—

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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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4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Now Publishers Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1567-2409

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

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Primary language documented?

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2017

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesCredit Risk and Financial RegulationsPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalEconomic theories and modelsFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisCapital Investment and Risk Analysis