Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Review of Financial Economics
ISSN 1058-3300 · eISSN 1873-5924 · Wiley-Blackwell
Review of Financial Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,470; median 206 days to acceptance (72 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 60% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Review of Financial Economics is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the Review of Financial Economics (RFE) is broad. The Review of Financial Economics publishes original research in all area of financial economics (e.g. corporate finance, investments, financial institutions, international finance, and relation between macroeconomic factors and corporate financial decisions). The RFE will only consider empirical research and is a not a suitable outlet for strictly theoretical papers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 36, United Kingdom 3, India 2, Canada 2, Australia 2 (51 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 Finance14.4%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13.4%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
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
Web of ScienceEconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, 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)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 359OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 36Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 48,134Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,031 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 17 | 5 |
| 2025 | 47 | 24 | 46 |
| 2024 | 34 | 20 | 154 |
| 2023 | 23 | 15 | 56 |
| 2022 | 27 | 9 | 223 |
| 2021 | 38 | 12 | 232 |
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
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (72 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 224 days
- Sample
- 72 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 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)
- 60%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 60%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 95 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 213 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,470 / EUR 2,900 / GBP 2,330 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 150
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)
What to prepare11 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Keywords
- 2–4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- conference proceedings
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- review1. Overview The first page should contain: Title of the paper. Each author's name and affiliation (the name of the employer or school). Indicate the correspondi…main text ≤ 100 words · abstract ≤ 100 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright
- Authorship
Manuscript length limit of 12,000 words Model summary
Manuscripts must not exceed 12,000 words, including references, tables, and appendices.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors must declare any conflict of interest caused by financial support or relationships by disclosing at the time of submission any arrangements they have with an organization whose conduct figures prominently in the submitted manuscript. Such information will be treated confidentially while the paper is under review. If the journal accepts the article for publication, the editor will usually d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the Open Access option is not selec…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1058-3300
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-5924
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Review of Financial Economics
What CAS zone is Review of Financial Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Review of Financial Economics is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. 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 Review of Financial Economics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Review of Financial Economics?
Based on the dates recorded on 72 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 156–253 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 60% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Review of Financial Economics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Keywords: 2–4; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Review of Financial Economics based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (36), United Kingdom (3) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Review of Financial Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Review of Financial Economics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Review of Financial Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Review of Financial Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,470.
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: .