Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Journal of Financial Therapy
ISSN 1945-7774 · eISSN 1944-9771 · New Prairie Press · United States
Journal of Financial Therapy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Financial Therapy is published by New Prairie Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, Financial Literacy and Behavior and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, together about 62.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Financial Therapy primarily publishes clinical, experimental, and survey research that examines the empirical link between personal financial knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors and personal and family well-being. The journal also accepts cross-sectional survey research, longitudinal and panel study research, case studies, financial therapy practice management tutorials, and literature reviews. Articles from financial therapists, both those working in academia and in practice, are welcomed. The journal is indexed in Scopus, PsychInfo, and Cabell's, and can be found in Google Scholar and DOAJ.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Editor-in-chief Sarah AsebedoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisBusiness, Management and Accounting35.8%
- Financial Literacy and BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting19.7%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology5.7%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences5%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology4%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology3.2%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 248/387 | 36th |
| Finance | Q3 | 224/342 | 34th |
| Social Psychology | Q3 | 230/315 | 27th |
| Applied Psychology | Q3 | 194/258 | 25th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, PsychInfo, Cabell'sPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 281 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 189 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 323 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 299 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 309 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 235 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 236 |
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 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement Model summary
Publication Ethics & Malpractice Statement
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
- New Prairie Press
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1945-7774
- Electronic ISSN
- 1944-9771
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Financial Therapy
How long does peer review take at Journal of Financial Therapy?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 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 Financial Therapy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Financial Therapy is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Financial Therapy open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Financial Therapy 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, 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: .