Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
International Journal of Finance & Economics
ISSN 1076-9307 · eISSN 1099-1158 · Wiley-Blackwell
International Journal of Finance & Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 398 days to acceptance (113 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 6% (journal website); 215 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Finance & Economics is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 32.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Finance and Economics (IJFE) aims to publish articles of high quality, dealing with issues in international finance which impact national and global economies. While maintaining the high standards of a fully refereed academic journal, publishing theoretical and empirical papers, the IJFE will be accessible to academics, non-specialists, policymakers and practitioners alike. We also welcome theoretical and econometric innovations, providing the relevance for researchers and policymakers is clearly elucidated. The emphasis of the journal is on the quality of its contribution and relevance to real-world issues related to international finance broadly defined.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editor-in-chief Keith PilbeamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 11 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United Kingdom 41, United States 16, Mainland China 11, France 7, Italy 4 (96 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.1%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.3%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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, 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
Web of ScienceEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, RePEc
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
- 3.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.4%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 197LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 207Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 474,965Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,675 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 185 | 80 | 98 |
| 2025 | 215 | 102 | 655 |
| 2024 | 181 | 123 | 1,435 |
| 2023 | 169 | 123 | 2,164 |
| 2022 | 177 | 73 | 2,496 |
| 2021 | 185 | 59 | 3,946 |
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
398 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 296 days – 561 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (113 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 420 days
- Sample
- 113 articles with submission and acceptance dates (441 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)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 438 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 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 3,400 / EUR 2,840 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Peer review
- AI use Disclosing the use of artificial intelligence (AI)
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal.Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to authors.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review ou…
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
- 1076-9307
- Electronic ISSN
- 1099-1158
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Finance & Economics
What CAS zone is International Journal of Finance & Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Finance & Economics is in Zone 3 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 International Journal of Finance & Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.57; CiteScore 9, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Finance & Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 113 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 398 days (interquartile range 296–561 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Finance & Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Finance & Economics based?
Of the 96 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 11 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (41), United States (16) and Mainland China (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Finance & Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Finance & Economics 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 International Journal of Finance & Economics open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Finance & Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .