Asian Review of Financial Research

Aims & Scope

The Asian Review of Financial Research (ARFR) is a quarterly-published academic journal founded by the Korean Finance Association in 1988.

It publishes high quality research papers across all the major field of financial economics, focusing on the issues in Asia.

The scope of ARFR covers corporate finance, investments, capital and security markets, and quantitative methods of particular relevance to financial researchers.

The Journal welcomes both theoretical and empirical research, and in particular, theoretical papers that yield novel testable implications and empirical papers that are theoretically well motivated.

ARFR aims to be the most widely cited academic journal devoted to the study of knowledge about financial economics in the Asia-pacific region.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26265

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.131

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Investor Sentiment and Firm Characteristics: Domestic Evidence

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Doojin, Doowon, Heejin

• Price Momentum Anomaly Revisited : Evidence in the Korean Stock Market

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Jeewon

• The Influence of the Korean National Pension Fund on Stock Markets

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Min-Cheol, Jee-Hyun

• The Effect of ESG Performance on Corporate Credit Risk

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Dojoon, Hyejin, Jiyoon

• An Investigation of Dynamic Price Movements of the Cryptocurrency Coin in Korea

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Geesun, Denis Yongmin, Jinho

• ESG Performance Evidence from Mispricing and Idiosyncratic Volatility

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Junesuh

• Mean Reversion of the Trading Volume

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Mhin, Joon

• House Prices and Household Debt Defaults : Focusing on Individual Borrower Data

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Yunsung, Hosung

• Rank Momentum Strategies in the Korean Stock Market

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Myounghwa

• Multi-period Dynamic Equilibrium in the Outsourced Chief Investment Officer Market

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Daehyeon, Doojin

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