Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Journal of Capital Markets Studies
ISSN 2514-4774 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Journal of Capital Markets Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Capital Markets Studies is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance and Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Capital Markets Studies publishes peer-reviewed research in the areas of economics and finance with a specific focus on capital markets.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting10.8%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDecision Sciences4.9%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Sustainable Finance and Green BondsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 40/283 | 86th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q1 | 160/755 | 78th |
| Finance | Q1 | 78/342 | 77th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.85OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 107,592Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 119 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 218 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 278 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 236 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 194 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 124 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 83 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted5
- book reviewBook Review — up to 1500 wordsLength not stated
- case reportCase Report — up to 8000 wordsLength not stated
- editorialEditorial — up to 3000 wordsLength not stated
- literature reviewLiterature Review — up to 8000 wordsLength not stated
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
Diamond open access journal; no APCs required. Model summary
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers per submission. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2514-4774
- Society / sponsor
- Turkish Capital Markets Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (December 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Capital Markets Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Capital Markets Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Capital Markets Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Capital Markets Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Capital Markets Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Capital Markets Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .