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Korean Journal of Financial Studies

Korean Securities Association · South Korea · Est. 1994

ISSN2713-5543

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.35

Total Worksi

435

Total Citationsi

699

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications435

OA Since2018

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Securities Association

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2713-5543

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesInsurance and Financial Risk ManagementAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchMarket Dynamics and VolatilityFirm Innovation and GrowthBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisPrivate Equity and Venture Capital

Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Financial Studies

Is Korean Journal of Financial Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Korean Journal of Financial Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Korean Journal of Financial Studies?

Korean Journal of Financial Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.185.

Is Korean Journal of Financial Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Korean Journal of Financial Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Korean Journal of Financial Studies?