Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance
ISSN 0219-0249 · eISSN 1793-6322 · World Scientific
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance is published by World Scientific 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 Stochastic processes and financial applications, Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 47.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance26.1%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.8%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Economic theories and modelsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Risk and Portfolio OptimizationDecision Sciences4.3%
- Capital Investment and Risk AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 533OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 23 | 3 | 12 |
| 2024 | 37 | 11 | 45 |
| 2023 | 33 | 11 | 55 |
| 2022 | 33 | 11 | 82 |
| 2021 | 41 | 21 | 114 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- World Scientific
- ISSN
- 0219-0249
- Electronic ISSN
- 1793-6322
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance
What CAS zone is International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .