Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance

Aims & Scope

The journal welcomes full-length and short letter papers in the area of behavioral finance and experimental finance.

The focus is on rapid dissemination of high-impact research in these areas.

Behavioral and Experimental Finance represent lenses and approaches through which we can view financial decision-making.

The aim of the journal is to publish high quality research in all fields of finance, where such research is carried out with a behavioral perspective and / or is carried out via experimental methods.

It is open to but not limited to papers which cover investigations of biases, the role of various neurological markers in financial decision making, national and organizational culture as it impacts financial decision making, sentiment and asset pricing, the design and implementation of experiments to investigate financial decision making and trading, methodological experiments, and natural experiments.

Both empirical and theoretical papers which cast light on behavioral and experimental topics are welcomed.

Papers can be either full-length or short letter (2,500 words maximum) format.

In addition, a section is reserved for "Ready-to-use-software tools", where programmable codes that automate experimental and behavioral tests are made available.

The journal is also open to review and survey papers on any behavioral finance or experimental finance area; where such papers provide an overview and synthesis of present research.

Young researchers, such as advanced graduate students, are encouraged to contact the editor to propose such survey articles and receive initial feedback on the proposal.

Further welcomed are replication experimental finance studies of recently published high impact research in this area.

These papers should be written as short letter papers, and will be assessed with a focus on methodological appropriateness and with a view to speedily disseminating the findings.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.7
2024	4.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4464

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1753

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.049

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	46

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• Prolific.ac—A subject pool for online experiments

  Citation: 2452

  Authors: Stefan, Christian

• oTree—An open-source platform for laboratory, online, and field experiments

  Citation: 1459

  Authors: Daniel L., Martin, Chris

• Death and contagious infectious diseases: Impact of the COVID-19 virus on stock market returns

  Citation: 889

  Authors: Abdullah M., Khaled, Ahmad, Salah

• Economic impact of government interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic: International evidence from financial markets

  Citation: 525

  Authors: Badar Nadeem

• Coronavirus (COVID-19) — An epidemic or pandemic for financial markets

  Citation: 495

  Authors: Mohsin, Nafis, Syed Aun R.

• Artificial intelligence and machine learning in finance: Identifying foundations, themes, and research clusters from bibliometric analysis

  Citation: 483

  Authors: John W., Satish, Weng Marc, Debidutta

• COVID-19: Media coverage and financial markets behavior—A sectoral inquiry

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Omair, Syed Aun R.

• Does self-control predict financial behavior and financial well-being?

  Citation: 278

  Authors: Camilla, Thérèse, Kenny, Daniel, Gustav

• The reaction of G20+ stock markets to the Russia–Ukraine conflict “black-swan” event: Evidence from event study approach

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Imran, Ritesh, Larisa

• A time–frequency analysis of the impact of the Covid-19 induced panic on the volatility of currency and cryptocurrency markets

  Citation: 204

  Authors: Zaghum, Mariya

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