Journal profile · Multiple
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
ISSN 1540-496X · eISSN 1558-0938 · Taylor & Francis
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.23; JCR Q1 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review about 53 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 381 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 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, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 31.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade is recognized worldwide for the quality and timeliness of the research on emerging markets and economies. The journal publishes empirical papers with significant implications for policymakers, managers, financial institutions, corporations, and other key stakeholders. Fields covered by Emerging Markets Finance and Trade include economics, finance, international business, and international relations. The journal also publishes studies comparing and contrasting the experience of emerging economies and markets with those of developing or advanced economies and drawing policy lessons, and interdisciplinary research on political economy, geopolitical issues, behavioral finance, international institutions and other related areas. The journal does not have any certain country coverage or geographic location preference. Theory papers that propose to enhance emerging market issues are welcome conditional on these papers supported by strong practical applications. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal undergo a rigorous peer review based on an initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Paresh NarayanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 28%); most named Mainland China 5, Macau, China 2, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Canada 2 (18 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 Accounting13.8%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 3.23LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.94Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,560OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.38%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 369LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 243,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 243,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,853 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 428 | 18 | 84 |
| 2025 | 381 | 17 | 800 |
| 2024 | 202 | 12 | 1,209 |
| 2023 | 219 | 23 | 2,548 |
| 2022 | 228 | 13 | 3,429 |
| 2021 | 187 | 19 | 3,362 |
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 PubMed
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (50% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2024
- 52 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2024
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2024
- 18 daysPublisher 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Law-Based Data Governance, Corporate Digitalization, and Credit Cost Premiums
Shihui Cheng et al. Research Article | Published online: 20 Sep 2026
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles in this journal undergo a rigorous peer review based on an initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal undergo a rigorous peer review based on an initial editor screening and refereeing by anonymous referees.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1540-496X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1558-0938
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 14 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
What CAS zone is Emerging Markets Finance and Trade in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business / Economics / International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Emerging Markets Finance and Trade?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.23; CiteScore 6.3, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Emerging Markets Finance and Trade?
The publisher reports about 53 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (2024). 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 JCR quartile is Emerging Markets Finance and Trade in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Emerging Markets Finance and Trade based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 28%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (5), Macau, China (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Emerging Markets Finance and Trade?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Emerging Markets Finance and Trade open access, and what is the APC?
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .