Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
ISSN 1078-1196 · eISSN 1745-6622
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; 58 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Corporate Finance is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Reporting and Valuation Research and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 39.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and 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
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting18.4%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting13.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Private Equity and Venture CapitalBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Capital Investment and Risk AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Risk Management in Financial FirmsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 16 February 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 658OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 24 | 15 |
| 2024 | 61 | 29 | 84 |
| 2023 | 52 | 31 | 94 |
| 2022 | 57 | 18 | 447 |
| 2021 | 48 | 10 | 255 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 1078-1196
- Electronic ISSN
- 1745-6622
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Corporate Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Is Journal of Applied Corporate Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Corporate 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, 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: .