Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning

Aims & Scope

Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning is a peer-reviewed research journal and the official journal of the Association for Financial Counseling & Planning Education.

The journal’s mission is to disseminate scholarly research related to: the financial decision making of individuals and families; financial education and financial counseling techniques; and the education of professional financial educators, counselors, and planners.

Research concerning all audiences, both U.S. and international, is encouraged.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11233

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	273

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.518

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	55

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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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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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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.

• Financial Literacy and Long- and Short-Term Financial Behavior in Different Age Groups

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Robin, Brenda J.

• Financial Education and Financial Literacy by Income and Education Groups

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Jamie

• Purposive and Unintentional Family Financial Socialization, Subjective Financial Knowledge, and Financial Behavior of High School Students

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Veronica, Sharon M., Juyoung

• Financial Stress and Financial Counseling: Helping College Students

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Sonya L., Anthony, Fred, Kristen, Racquel

• Financial Knowledge, Confidence, Credit Use, and Financial Satisfaction

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Stephen A., Jialing, P. Dorin, Nilton

• Review of Family Financial Decision Making: Suggestions for Future Research and Implications for Financial Education

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Jinhee, Michael S., Taylor

• Seeking Financial Advice and Other Desirable Financial Behaviors

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Keith A.

• Savings Goals and Saving Behavior From a Perspective of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Jae Min, Sherman D.

• Debt Holding, Financial Behavior, and Financial Satisfaction

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Judith, Ji Young

• The Utilization of Robo-Advisors by Individual Investors: An Analysis Using Diffusion of Innovation and Information Search Frameworks

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Lu, Swarn

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