Journal profile · LAW
Law and Financial Markets Review
ISSN 1752-1440 · eISSN 1752-1459 · Taylor & Francis
Law and Financial Markets Review: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 149 days to acceptance (21 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 23% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law and Financial Markets Review is published by Taylor & Francis and is classed under Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Financial Regulation and Crises, State Capitalism and Financial Governance and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 35.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Law and Financial Markets Review is a peer-reviewed, English language journal devoted to providing high quality scholarly work, as well as comment and analysis specialising in banking and financial markets, and particularly in attendant legal and regulatory developments. The LFMR has both a national and international focus. It welcomes interdisciplinary works and is open to all methodological approaches that are suited and relevant to the study of law and financial markets. Published four times a year, the LFMR welcomes contributions in line with the following formats: Articles Up to 12,000 words Essays and commentaries Between 4,000 and 6,000 words Case notes, regulatory updates and book reviews Up to 2,000 words Articles from academic contributors are subject to rigorous peer review. 'An excellent journal for financial lawyers, topical and written by experts.' Philip Wood, Special Global Counsel, Allen & Overy LLP 'A stimulating and analytical approach to current legal issues in the markets that is of great interest to all financial lawyers.' Keith Clark, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley (Legal and Compliance)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Kern AlexanderPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Financial Regulation and CrisesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance20.5%
- State Capitalism and Financial GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences4.5%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
J-Gate, InformitPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.23Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.26Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 50,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 50,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 771 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 | 7 | 29 |
| 2022 | 20 | 11 | 105 |
| 2021 | 15 | 8 | 72 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
149 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 326 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (21 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 264 days
- Sample
- 21 articles with submission and acceptance dates (35 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 87 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 87 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewords Case notes, regulatory updates and book reviews Up to 2,000 words Articles from academic contributors are subject to rigorousmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- book reviewsBook ReviewsLength not stated
- case notesCase NotesLength not stated
- commentaryArticles Up to 12,000 words Essays and commentaries Between 4,000 and 6,000 words Case notes, regulatory updates and book reviews Up to 2,000main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Law and Financial Markets Review is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverab…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1752-1440
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-1459
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law and Financial Markets Review
What CAS zone is Law and Financial Markets Review in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Law and Financial Markets Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Law and Financial Markets Review?
Based on the dates recorded on 21 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 149 days (interquartile range 111–326 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23% (2025). 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 Law and Financial Markets Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law and Financial Markets Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Law and Financial Markets Review open access, and what is the APC?
Law and Financial Markets Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .