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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of The Journal of Finance (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers The Journal of Finance published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Business, Financerank 1 of 248 journals
- Economicsrank 3 of 637 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of The Journal of Finance
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). The Journal of Finance is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Citations and papers per year
Article processing charge listed at about US$4,430.
02Review time
Review time of The Journal of Finance
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles The Journal of Finance published between Dec 2024 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 642 days of submission, and the middle half took between 488 and 790 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Economics, The Journal of Finance ranks 182 of 182 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Economics →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for The Journal of Finance
The Journal of Finance follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Wiley: full waiver or 50% discount by Wiley's country list (close to Research4Life), applied automatically when enough of the authors are eligible. The corresponding author's country decides the group, and for a full waiver at least half of all authors must be affiliated in a country of the same eligible group.
Authors affiliated in 84 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If The Journal of Finance is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at The Journal of Finance
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
The Journal of Finance has 3 retracted papers in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Aug 2022. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in The Journal of Finance
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04Indexing
Indexing of The Journal of Finance
- ISSN
- 0022-1082
- eISSN
- 1540-6261
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd all its journals →
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Business, Finance, Economics
From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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05How to submit
How to submit to The Journal of Finance
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that The Journal of Finance accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
- Use the journal's template. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd offers Word and LaTeX templates for many of its journals. If your manuscript is in Word and the journal wants LaTeX, our LaTeX Template Conversion moves it into the template.
- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
- Check the fee. The Journal of Finance is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for The Journal of Finance
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07Same subject
Business, Finance journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to The Journal of Finance when the 234 journals of Business, Finance in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Journal of Financial Economics | 14.3 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 3 | Review of Financial Studies | 13.8 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 4 | International Journal of Accounting Information Systems | 13.5 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 5 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 12.2 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 6 | European Finance Review | 11.7 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 7 | Journal of Accounting Research | 10.8 | SSCI | Subscription |
| 8 | Financial Innovation | 10.3 | SSCI | Fully open access |
| 9 | Accounting in Europe | 10.3 | ESCI | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
08Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
09Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of The Journal of Finance?
Based on 152 research articles The Journal of Finance published from Dec 2024 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 642 days, and half of them were accepted between 488 and 790 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 385 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of The Journal of Finance?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of The Journal of Finance is 17.3: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 17.3 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of The Journal of Finance?
The h-index of The Journal of Finance is 674 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 674 of its papers have each been cited at least 674 times. Its i10-index is 5,581.
What is the APC of The Journal of Finance?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$4,430 for The Journal of Finance (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of The Journal of Finance?
A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). The Journal of Finance is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.
Is The Journal of Finance indexed in Scopus?
Yes. The Journal of Finance appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is The Journal of Finance an SCIE journal?
The Journal of Finance is listed in SSCI of the Web of Science Core Collection, but not in SCIE, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is The Journal of Finance in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. The Journal of Finance is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does The Journal of Finance offer an APC waiver?
The Journal of Finance follows the policy of Wiley: full waiver or 50% discount by Wiley's country list (close to Research4Life), applied automatically when enough of the authors are eligible. The corresponding author's country decides the group, and for a full waiver at least half of all authors must be affiliated in a country of the same eligible group. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has The Journal of Finance retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 3 retracted papers in The Journal of Finance, 2 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are concerns/issues about referencing/attributions, error in analyses, original data and/or images not provided and/or not available. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in The Journal of Finance?
0% of 200 recent research articles in The Journal of Finance name a funder in Crossref.
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