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Foundations and Trends in Finance

Now Publishers Inc · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1567-2409

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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

Journal Impact Factor

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

SJR Scorei

6.641

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2,678

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics and Econometrics; Finance.

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—

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

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?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

301

2017

2019

2020

2021

2022

114

2023

2024

2025

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

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

Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Finance

Is Foundations and Trends in Finance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Foundations and Trends in Finance: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Foundations and Trends in Finance?

Foundations and Trends in Finance is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 6.641.

Is Foundations and Trends in Finance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Foundations and Trends in Finance is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Foundations and Trends in Finance?