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Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
ISSN 0022-1090 · eISSN 1756-6916 · Cambridge University Press
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis: CAS Zone 2 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 145 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 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, Corporate Finance and Governance and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 39.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA) publishes theoretical and empirical research in financial economics. Topics include corporate finance, investments, capital and security markets, and quantitative methods of particular relevance to financial researchers. With a circulation of 3000 libraries, firms, and individuals in 70 nations, the JFQA serves an international community of sophisticated finance scholars—academics and practitioners alike. The JFQA prints less than 9% of the more than 1,000 manuscripts submitted annually. An intensive blind review process and exacting editorial standards contribute to the JFQA’s reputation as a top finance journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United States 47, France 2, Canada 2, Singapore 2, Mainland China 1 (58 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 Finance18.4%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting14.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.2%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 44Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 274OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,449OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 140LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,101 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 57 | 32 |
| 2025 | 145 | 111 | 402 |
| 2024 | 55 | 48 | 595 |
| 2023 | 150 | 115 | 2,544 |
| 2022 | 157 | 105 | 3,603 |
| 2021 | 79 | 40 | 2,881 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleAccepted article types Research Article*Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0022-1090
- Electronic ISSN
- 1756-6916
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
What CAS zone is Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis is in Zone 2 of Economics, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Business, Finance / Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.9; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 274.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (47), France (2) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .