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Journal of Behavioral Finance
ISSN 1542-7560 · eISSN 1542-7579 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Behavioral Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; hybrid open access; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Behavioral Finance is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 47.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance29.1%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences9.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.2%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.7%
- Experimental Behavioral Economics StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
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 |
| Minor | Economics | 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 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 416OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 837 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 33 | 12 | 49 |
| 2024 | 33 | 8 | 97 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 133 |
| 2022 | 37 | 7 | 220 |
| 2021 | 35 | 8 | 619 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Copyright © 2026 Payment.Software. All rights reserved. Model summary
© 2026 Payment.Software. All rights reserved.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1542-7560
- Electronic ISSN
- 1542-7579
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Behavioral Finance
What CAS zone is Journal of Behavioral Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Behavioral Finance is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / Economics. 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 Journal of Behavioral Finance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 69.
Which databases index Journal of Behavioral Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Behavioral Finance is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Behavioral Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Behavioral 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .