Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
European Financial Management
ISSN 1354-7798 · eISSN 1468-036X · Wiley-Blackwell
European Financial Management: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.18; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,350; median 168 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 44% (journal website); 81 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Financial Management 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 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
'For the increase and dissemination of financial management knowledge...' European Financial Management was founded in 1994 by Dr John Doukas to encourage research and disseminate knowledge about decision making in all areas of finance. European Financial Management publishes the best applied research from around the world, providing a forum for both executives and academics concerned with the financial management of European corporations and financial institutions. The journal highlights key trends in Europe in a clear and accessible way, with articles covering international research and practice that have direct bearing on Europe. Areas covered include: European stock markets, Eurobond and Eurocurrency markets, managing European currency exposure, financial regulatory issues, banking and money markets, financial derivatives, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, new capital raising strategies, corporate treasury management, investment and capital structure decisions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 4, United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1, France 1 (8 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 Accounting20.7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance16.9%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.6%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting3.7%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | 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, 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
EconLitPublisher 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
- 4.18LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 723OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 51.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 71LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 71Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 234,297Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,511 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 39 | 12 |
| 2025 | 81 | 59 | 218 |
| 2024 | 66 | 46 | 494 |
| 2023 | 70 | 48 | 883 |
| 2022 | 63 | 30 | 1,196 |
| 2021 | 55 | 25 | 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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 258 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (150 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)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 177 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 22 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
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 3,350 / EUR 2,770 / GBP 2,220 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1354-7798
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-036X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Financial Management
What CAS zone is European Financial Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Financial Management 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 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Financial Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.18; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 111.
How long does peer review take at European Financial Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 110–258 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44% (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 European Financial Management based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (4), United Kingdom (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Financial Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Financial Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is European Financial Management open access, and what is the APC?
European Financial Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,350.
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: .