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Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2010

ISSN2041-9945eISSN2041-6156

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.399

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SNIP

0.663

Total Works

716

Total Citations

5,743

2yr Mean Citedness

0.87

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on financial markets, corporate finance, and banking. Articles examine topics such as credit support programs, stock return predictability, liquidity spillovers in bond markets, bankruptcy law design, board structures, data asset disclosure, insider share pledging, and the impact of bankruptcy courts. The research often focuses on specific geographic regions like Korea, China, and Japan, and analyzes firm-level characteristics and market conditions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications716

Publisher OrgWiley

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2041-9945 / 2041-6156

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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?

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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

Articles published

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.

FinanceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

Finance

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyMarket Dynamics and VolatilityDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingPrivate Equity and Venture Capital