Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Journal of Financial Crime
ISSN 1359-0790 · eISSN 1758-7239 · Emerald
Journal of Financial Crime: subscription journal; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Financial Crime is published by Emerald. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, Corruption and Economic Development and Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences19.6%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences10.7%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science7.6%
- Securities Regulation and Market PracticesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.9%
- finance, banking, and market dynamicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Taxation and Compliance StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 51/1162 | — |
| General Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Q1 | 22/289 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 593OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.66OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,782 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 5 | 1,873 |
| 2025 | 44 | 14 | 2,765 |
| 2024 | 70 | 22 | 3,292 |
| 2023 | 108 | 31 | 3,084 |
| 2022 | 89 | 14 | 2,179 |
| 2021 | 131 | 12 | 1,672 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1359-0790
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-7239
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Financial Crime
Which databases index Journal of Financial Crime?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Financial Crime is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Financial Crime open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Financial Crime is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .