Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
International Review of Finance
ISSN 1369-412X · eISSN 1468-2443 · Wiley-Blackwell
International Review of Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.25; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 225 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 67 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review of Finance 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 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Review of Finance (IRF) publishes high-quality research on all aspects of financial economics, including traditional areas such as asset pricing, corporate finance, market microstructure, financial intermediation and regulation, financial econometrics, financial engineering and risk management, as well as new areas such as markets and institutions of emerging market economies, especially those in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, the Letters Section in IRF is a premium outlet of letter-length research in all fields of finance. The length of the articles in the Letters Section is limited to a maximum of eight journal pages.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 7%); most named Hong Kong, China 9, Singapore 3, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1, South Korea 1 (15 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 Accounting18.5%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.5%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.4%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.1%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| 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
- 2.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 273OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 57Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 68,293Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 835 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 24 | 32 |
| 2025 | 67 | 32 | 98 |
| 2024 | 42 | 20 | 128 |
| 2023 | 41 | 27 | 314 |
| 2022 | 35 | 8 | 286 |
| 2021 | 38 | 12 | 371 |
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
225 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 164 days – 312 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 242 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (116 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) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 224 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 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 2,900 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 150
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright COPYRIGHT AND LICENSING
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License. Standard re-use and licensing rights vary by journal. Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies: Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions.
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
- 1369-412X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-2443
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review of Finance
What CAS zone is International Review of Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Review of 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 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Review of Finance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.25; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at International Review of Finance?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 225 days (interquartile range 164–312 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (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 Review of Finance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Reference style: Author–date. 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 Review of Finance based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 7%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (9), Singapore (3) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Review of Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review of Finance 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 Review of Finance open access, and what is the APC?
International Review of Finance is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .