Journal profile
Academic Finance
ISSN 1923-2993 · Recherche en Entreprise et Décisions-Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès (RED-ISGG) · Tunisia
Academic Finance: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Academic Finance is published by Recherche en Entreprise et Décisions-Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès (RED-ISGG). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Corporate Finance and Governance and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Academic Finance (JoAF) is a bilingual journal (English / French) that publishes, free of charges, theoretical, empirical and / or critical texts focusing on one or more dimensions of finance in the world, since 2010. It is devoted to the publication of high quality research documents in all areas of scientific research, finance, accounting, economics and social sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.7%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science7.3%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, OCLC, RePEcPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 249 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 1 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 7 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Authors must disclose funding/financial support and the funder's relation to the contribution, and acknowledge others' research by citation. Model summary
The authors should communicate any applicable funding or financial support of the research and the funder's relation to the contribution as well as acknowledge the research of others by citing their work;
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Names and emails used exclusively for stated journal purposes; not shared with other parties. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication ethics and Publication malpractice
Only original work; duplicate submission of already published research is unethical and unacceptable. Model summary
Journal of Academic Finance (JoAF) is committed to the academic community in ensuring ethics, transparency and quality in publication. Plagiarism is strictly forbidden. Papers found to be plagiarized will be removed . All received papers are checked with a Plagiarism Detection Software Program offered by sponsors before review process. While signing the publication agreement the author(s) have to …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; work licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Journal of Academic Finance (JoAF) provides immediate open access (Diamond Open Access) to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double blind peer review; decision communicated within 2 to 4 weeks of submission. Model summary
Your original manuscript, submitted in MS-Word, is double blind peer-reviewed, the reviewers' identities remain anonymous to authors. You will be informed of their decision within 2 to 4 weeks. Peer Review Process / Responsibility for the Reviewers We recommend that you also see the Author Guidelines and Polices page to see which points authors should take into consideration prior to submission of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint posting online prior to and during submission is permitted and encouraged. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Recherche en Entreprise et Décisions-Institut Supérieur de Gestion de Gabès (RED-ISGG)
- Country or region
- Tunisia
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1923-2993
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Academic Finance
How long does peer review take at Academic Finance?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Academic Finance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Academic Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Academic Finance is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Academic Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Academic Finance is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .