Journal profile · Mathematics-Statistics and Probability
Journal of Finance and Data Science
ISSN 2405-9188 · KeAi Communications Co. · Netherlands
Journal of Finance and Data Science: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 3.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 550; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Finance and Data Science is published by KeAi Communications Co. and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Stock Market Forecasting Methods and Market Dynamics and Volatility, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Finance and Data Science (JFDS) is the leading interdisciplinary journal on finance and data science, providing detailed analyses...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics-Statistics and Probability
Editor-in-chief Jing-Zhi Huang PennPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 7 in mainland China (about 41%); most named Mainland China 7, United Kingdom 6, Hong Kong, China 1, France 1, Australia 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.6%
- Stock Market Forecasting MethodsDecision Sciences14.3%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Energy Load and Power ForecastingEngineering3.8%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
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)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 60 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 121 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 324 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 402 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 415 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 550 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 550 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 700 / USD 550 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 550
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
- discussionContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Editorial, Discus…Length not stated
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Editorial, Discus…Length not stated
- research articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Editorial, Discus…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Editorial, Discus…Length not stated
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Short Communication, Editorial, Discus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Generative AI use in writing must be declared upon submission; AI cannot be listed as author. Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language of the manuscr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
The editors of this journal generally will not consider changes to authorship once a manuscript has been submitted. It is important that authors carefully consider the authorship list and order of authors and provide a definitive author list at original submission. The policy of this journal around authorship changes: All authors must be listed in the manuscript and their details entered into the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
Competing interests must be disclosed by all authors. Model summary
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include: Employment Consultancies Stock ownership Honoraria Paid expert testimony Patent applications or registrations Grants or any other funding Affiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data can be deposited in Mendeley Data; data statement encouraged. Model summary
This journal supports Mendeley Data, enabling you to deposit any research data (including raw and processed data, video, code, software, algorithms, protocols, and methods) associated with your manuscript in a free-to-use, open access repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval and consent statement required for studies involving human participants, data or tissue. Model summary
Manuscripts reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must: include a statement on ethics approval and consent (even where the need for approval was waived) include the name of the ethics committee that approved the study and the committee's reference number if appropriate
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
ORCiD ID supported and encouraged at submission. Model summary
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal uses double anonymized review, which means the identities of the authors are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa. More information is available on our website. To facilitate this, please include the following separately: Title page (with author details): This should include the title, authors' names, affiliations, acknowledgements and any Declaration of Interest statement, an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate CrossCheck; high similarity papers desk rejected. Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect plagiarism issues including instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Details can be found here. High similarity papers will be desk rejected.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint posting on SSRN
Free preprint posting on SSRN offered once manuscript enters peer review. Model summary
In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service. Preprints provide early registration and dissemination of your research, which facilitates early citations and collaboration. During submission to Editorial Manager, you can choose to release your manuscript publicly as a preprint on the preprint server SSRN once it enters peer-review with the journal. You…
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
- KeAi Communications Co.
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2405-9188
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Finance and Data Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Finance and Data Science in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Finance and Data Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Finance and Data Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Finance and Data Science based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 7 (about 41%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (7), United Kingdom (6) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Finance and Data Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Finance and Data Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Finance and Data Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Finance and Data Science is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .