Journal of Behavioral Finance

Aims & Scope

In Journal of Behavioral Finance , leaders in many fields are brought together to address the implications of current work on individual and group emotion, cognition, and action for the behavior of investment markets.

They include specialists in personality, social, and clinical psychology; psychiatry; organizational behavior; accounting; marketing; sociology; anthropology; behavioral economics; finance; and the multidisciplinary study of judgment and decision making.

The journal will foster debate among groups who have keen insights into the behavioral patterns of markets but have not historically published in the more traditional financial and economic journals.

Further, it will stimulate new interdisciplinary research and theory that will build a body of knowledge about the psychological influences on investment market fluctuations.

The most obvious benefit will be a new understanding of investment markets that can greatly improve investment decision making.

Another benefit will be the opportunity for behavioral scientists to expand the scope of their studies via the use of the enormous databases that document behavior in investment markets.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2
2024	1.70

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9466

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	336

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.613

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	34

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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 and Psychology, 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.

• Social Mood and Financial Economics

  Citation: 361

  Authors: John R.

• Asset Allocation and Information Overload: The Influence of Information Display, Asset Choice, and Investor Experience

  Citation: 355

  Authors: Julie R., Lisa R.

• Investor Sentiment and Stock Market Liquidity

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Shuming

• The Use of EDGAR Filings by Investors

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Tim, Bill

• The Use of Word Lists in Textual Analysis

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Tim, Bill

• Some Determinants of the Socially Responsible Investment Decision: A Cross-Country Study

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Geoffrey

• An Intimate Portrait of the Individual Investor

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Robert B., Rick, Jay

• Investors' Personality Influences Investment Decisions: Experimental Evidence on Extraversion and Neuroticism

  Citation: 135

  Authors: Andreas, Stefan, Florian, Matthias

• Does Prospect Theory Explain the Disposition Effect?

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Thorsten, Martin

• How Investor Perceptions Drive Actual Trading and Risk-Taking Behavior

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Arvid O. I., Thomas, Joost M. E.

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