Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies
ISSN 2041-9945 · eISSN 2041-6156 · Wiley-Blackwell
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,810; median 239 days to acceptance (47 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies publishes original research articles that focus on empirical and theoretical research on capital markets. Papers in any of the following fields will be considered: investments capital and security markets market microstructure corporate finance, and quantitative methods of particular relevance to financial researchers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hong Kong, China 11, South Korea 4, United Kingdom 2, Singapore 2 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting21%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.7%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting10.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.3%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 1.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 27Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 51,178Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 733 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 45 | 14 | 55 |
| 2024 | 47 | 26 | 91 |
| 2023 | 47 | 19 | 155 |
| 2022 | 51 | 8 | 396 |
| 2021 | 44 | 9 | 316 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
239 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 90 days – 356 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (57 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 256 days
- Sample
- 47 articles with submission and acceptance dates (75 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 203 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,810 / EUR 2,320 / GBP 1,880 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 100 / USD 150 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship Changes
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, this journal will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. To request a change to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing encouraged; data accessibility statement required. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-anonymous peer-reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright license agreement required via Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS). Model summary
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author will receive an email prompting them to log in to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be required to complete a copyright license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor. Model summary
Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-anonymous peer-reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editor.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 2041-9945
- Electronic ISSN
- 2041-6156
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies
What CAS zone is Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.41; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies?
Based on the dates recorded on 47 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 239 days (interquartile range 90–356 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (11), South Korea (4) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Journal of Financial Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,810.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .