Journal of Financial Economics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Financial Economics (JFE) is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal covering theoretical and empirical topics in financial economics.

It provides a specialized forum for the publication of research in the area of financial economics and the theory of the firm, placing primary emphasis on the highest quality analytical, empirical, and clinical contributions in the following major areas: capital markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and the economics of organizations.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	12
2024	10.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7626

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	17.669

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	331

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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 Business, Management and Accounting and 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.

• Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure

  Citation: 40938

  Authors: Michael C., William H.

• Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds

  Citation: 19198

  Authors: Eugene F., Kenneth R.

• Corporate financing and investment decisions when firms have information that investors do not have

  Citation: 12230

  Authors: Stewart C., Nicholas S.

• Determinants of corporate borrowing

  Citation: 7791

  Authors: Stewart C.

• A five-factor asset pricing model

  Citation: 6076

  Authors: Eugene F., Kenneth R.

• Industry costs of equity

  Citation: 4605

  Authors: Eugene F., Kenneth R.

• Management ownership and market valuation

  Citation: 4555

  Authors: Randall, Andrei, Robert W.

• Using daily stock returns

  Citation: 4466

  Authors: Stephen J., Jerold B.

• Higher market valuation of companies with a small board of directors

  Citation: 4340

  Authors: David

• Bid, ask and transaction prices in a specialist market with heterogeneously informed traders

  Citation: 4257

  Authors: Lawrence R., Paul R.

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