Journal profile · Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Quantitative Finance
ISSN 1469-7688 · eISSN 1469-7696 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Bimonthly
Quantitative Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 294 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 108 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Quantitative Finance is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Stochastic processes and financial applications, Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The frontiers of finance are shifting rapidly, driven in part by the increasing use of quantitative methods in the field. Quantitative Finance welcomes original research articles that reflect the dynamism of this area. The journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for presenting both theoretical and empirical approaches and offers rapid publication of original new work with high standards of quality. The readership is broad, embracing researchers and practitioners across a range of specialisms and within a variety of organizations. All articles should aim to be of interest to this broad readership. Quantitative Finance covers such applications as: Agent-based modelling Financial econometrics Anomalies in prices Financial engineering Asset-liability modelling Learning adaptation Behavioural finance Liquidity modelling Bounded rationality Market dynamics and prediction Corporate finance Market microstructure Corporate valuation Operational risk modelling Derivatives pricing and hedging Portfolio management Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two anonymous referees. It is the aim of the editorial office to confirm a first decision on submitted manuscripts within six months.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Editor-in-chief Jim GatheralPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Italy 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Stochastic processes and financial applicationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance17.6%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
- Complex Systems and Time Series AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.6%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Risk and Portfolio OptimizationDecision Sciences4.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECMathSciNetzbMATHEconLitCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Current Mathematical Publications, Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)
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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.76Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.01Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,403OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 109LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 366,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,194 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 46 | 16 |
| 2025 | 108 | 59 | 147 |
| 2024 | 107 | 50 | 594 |
| 2023 | 96 | 49 | 589 |
| 2022 | 111 | 48 | 980 |
| 2021 | 116 | 52 | 1,317 |
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
294 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 221 days – 401 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 349 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (222 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 45 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 accepted2
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 21 Sep 2026Length not stated
- research letterResearch Letter | Published online: 7 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Quantitative Finance 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 discoverability and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy: rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 1469-7688
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-7696
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Quantitative Finance
What CAS zone is Quantitative Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Quantitative Finance is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / Economics / Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Quantitative Finance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 117.
How long does peer review take at Quantitative Finance?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 294 days (interquartile range 221–401 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Quantitative Finance in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Economics.
Where are the editorial board members of Quantitative Finance based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Quantitative Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Quantitative Finance is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH, EconLit and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Quantitative Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Quantitative Finance 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: .