Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
China Finance Review International
ISSN 2044-1398 · eISSN 2044-1401 · Emerald Publishing Limited · UK · Quarterly · Founded 2011
China Finance Review International: CAS Zone 1 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 10.8 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 32 days (submission to first decision, publisher); community-reported acceptance: 7.50%; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
China Finance Review International is published by Emerald Publishing Limited and is in Zone 1 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Market Dynamics and Volatility, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
China Finance Review International is a flagship academic journal broadly covering the Chinese and international financial markets. It aims to publish quality empirical and theoretical works on important finance and economic issues throughout the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.4%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting12.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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 (publisher) 2025
- 10.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 19.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 76,133Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 489 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 4 | 65 |
| 2025 | 63 | 6 | 459 |
| 2024 | 42 | 4 | 776 |
| 2023 | 31 | 5 | 1,086 |
| 2022 | 24 | 4 | 846 |
| 2021 | 38 | 5 | 1,800 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 54 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted6, with length limits
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- general reviewGeneral ReviewLength not stated
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- research paperResearch Paper — up to 10000 words Viewpoint Literature Review General Review Editorial Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this j…main text ≤ 10,000 words
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and s Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing Limited
- Country or region
- UK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 2044-1398
- Electronic ISSN
- 2044-1401
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about China Finance Review International
What CAS zone is China Finance Review International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, China Finance Review International is in Zone 1 of Economics, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Business, Finance; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of China Finance Review International?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 10.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 19.9, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at China Finance Review International?
The publisher reports about 32 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the community-reported acceptance is “7.50%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6.5%. 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 China Finance Review International?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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 China Finance Review International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, China Finance Review International is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is China Finance Review International open access, and what is the APC?
China Finance Review International is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .