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Financial Innovation

SpringerOpen · Germany · Est. 2012

ISSN2199-4730eISSN2199-4730

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

1.287

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.228

Total Works

944

Total Citations

27,063

2yr Mean Citedness

7.37

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Aims & Scope

Financial Innovation is an open access journal, providing a platform for the exchange of research findings across all aspects of financial innovation. Focuses on emerging financial products, processes, and services enabled by disruptive technologies. Publishes high-quality academic and practical papers in the broad ranges of financial innovation. Promotes interaction among researchers, policy-makers, and practitioners in the field of finance. Provides high visibility for your work with free APC sponsored by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics for up to 110 articles annually starting in 2026. ·

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 136 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications944

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SpringerOpen

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2199-4730 / 2199-4730

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2021

2022

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2024

2025

2026

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

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceSocial Sciences, Mathematical Methods

Scopus Categories

FinanceManagement of Technology and Innovation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Market Dynamics and VolatilityFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesBlockchain Technology Applications and SecurityFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceComplex Systems and Time Series AnalysisStock Market Forecasting MethodsEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthFinancial Risk and Volatility ModelingMicrofinance and Financial InclusionMonetary Policy and Economic Impact