Foundations and Trends in Finance

Aims & Scope

The growth in all aspects of research in the last decade has led to a multitude of new publications and an exponential increase in published research.

Finding a way through the excellent existing literature and keeping up to date has become a major time-consuming problem.

Electronic publishing has given researchers instant access to more articles than ever before.

But which articles are the essential ones that should be read to understand and keep abreast with developments of any topic?

To address this problem Foundations and Trends® in Finance publishes high-quality survey and tutorial monographs of the field.

Each issue of Foundations and Trends® in Finance comprises a 50-100 page monograph written by research leaders in the field.

Monographs that give tutorial coverage of subjects, research retrospectives as well as survey papers that offer state-of-the-art reviews fall within the scope of the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.024

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4637

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	22

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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.

• Liquidity and Asset Prices

  Citation: 403

  Authors: Yakov, Haim, Lasse Heje

• Should Banks' Stress Test Results be Disclosed? An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Itay

• Hedge Fund Activism: A Review

  Citation: 224

  Authors: Alon

• Corporate Payout Policy

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Harry, Linda, Douglas J.

• Credit Default Swaps: A Survey

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Patrick

• Dynamic Models and Structural Estimation in Corporate Finance

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Ilya A.

• Initial Public Offerings: A Synthesis of the Literature and Directions for Future Research

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Michelle, Roni, Ekaterina

• Empirical Capital Structure: A Review

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Christopher, Sheridan

• Valuation Approaches and Metrics: A Survey of the Theory and Evidence

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Aswath

• Privatization, State Capitalism, and State Ownership of Business in the 21st Century

  Citation: 120

  Authors: William L.

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