Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Review of Asset Pricing Studies
ISSN 2045-9920 · eISSN 2045-9939 · Oxford University Press
Review of Asset Pricing Studies: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,028; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Asset Pricing Studies is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 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 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 41% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance and Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Review of Asset Pricing Studies ( RAPS ) strives to publish the highest quality research in asset pricing, broadly construed. RAPS will evaluate papers based on their substantive original contribution to our understanding of the pricing of assets. Asset pricing includes, but is not limited to, the following topic areas. Theoretical and empirical models of asset prices and returns, empirical methodology, substantive empirical research, macro-finance, the study of financial institutions as related to asset prices, information and liquidity in asset markets, behavioral investment studies, asset market structure and microstructure, risk analysis, hedge funds, mutual funds, alternative investments and other topics. Manuscripts are accepted for publication on the understanding that they have been submitted solely to The Review of Asset Pricing Studies and that they have not been previously published either in whole or in part. Abstracting & Indexing Services The Review of Asset Pricing Studies is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: EconLit Emerging Sources Citation IndexTM RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) Scopus Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 1.3 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 4.5 Business, Finance (Rank by Impact Factor) 159/243 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 0.4 Business, Finance (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 149/243 2025 Cited Half-Life 5.5 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.4 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00298 2025 Article Influence Score 3.53 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 4.1 Economics And Econometrics (Rank by CiteScore) 260/755 Finance (Rank by CiteScore) 123/342 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.239 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 58,164 About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Review of Asset Pricing Studies are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, Society for Financial Studies, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, Society for Financial Studies, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included. Publication of an advertisement in Review of Asset Pricing Studies does not constitute t
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 14, France 2, Mainland China 1, Australia 1, Switzerland 1 (19 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 Finance25.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | 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 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
EconLitPublisher website
Other: RePEc
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
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 58,164Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 | 37 |
| 2024 | 16 | 4 | 136 |
| 2023 | 16 | 8 | 139 |
| 2022 | 21 | 7 | 301 |
| 2021 | 30 | 12 | 752 |
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
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 4,028 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Learn more.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 2045-9920
- Electronic ISSN
- 2045-9939
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Financial Studies
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Asset Pricing Studies
What CAS zone is Review of Asset Pricing Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Asset Pricing Studies is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. 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 Review of Asset Pricing Studies?
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 4.1, h-index 50.
Where are the editorial board members of Review of Asset Pricing Studies based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), France (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Asset Pricing Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Asset Pricing Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Review of Asset Pricing Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Asset Pricing Studies is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,028.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .