Journal of Financial Intermediation

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Financial Intermediation seeks to publish research in the broad areas of financial intermediation, investment banking, corporate finance, financial contracting, financial regulation and credit markets.

The new Editorial Board of the Journal of Financial Intermediation seeks to streamline the editorial process by implementing an active desk-rejection policy.

We anticipate that a significant fraction of papers will be rejected without a detailed reviewing process.

In this way, papers going out for reviews have a significant chance of eventually being published.

While the policy is meant to minimize the burden on reviewers, submitters should expect their papers to receive a more thorough treatment in the editorial process, conditional on being refereed.

Desk-rejected articles will NOT be refunded the submission fee.

Reducing noise and increasing transparency of the refereeing process is an overarching goal of the new editorial policy.

In this vein, the JFI is simplifying its editorial board structure and expanding the board of associate editors.

Submitters may now expect their papers to be reviewed almost exclusively by members of the editorial board, or by researchers whose expertise is at par with that of members of the board.

At the same time, the submission process is now single-blind, implying that author identity will not be hidden.

Submitters may choose the Managing Editor in charge of their submission.

Such requests will be accommodated within constraints, nonetheless.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.7
2024	3.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	636

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	411

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.204

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	96

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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.

• Bank regulation and supervision: what works best?

  Citation: 1581

  Authors: James R., Gerard, Ross

• Relationship Banking: What Do We Know?

  Citation: 1509

  Authors: Arnoud W.A.

• Liquidity and leverage

  Citation: 1466

  Authors: Tobias, Hyun Song

• Bank-Based or Market-Based Financial Systems: Which Is Better?

  Citation: 853

  Authors: Ross

• Bank competition and stability: Cross-country heterogeneity

  Citation: 755

  Authors: Thorsten, Olivier, Glenn

• Contemporary Banking Theory

  Citation: 746

  Authors: Sudipto, Anjan V.

• The foundations of financial inclusion: Understanding ownership and use of formal accounts

  Citation: 733

  Authors: Franklin, Asli, Leora, Maria Soledad

• Fintech and banking: What do we know?

  Citation: 658

  Authors: Anjan V.

• Is cash negative debt? A hedging perspective on corporate financial policies

  Citation: 655

  Authors: Viral V., Heitor, Murillo

• Capital requirements, market power, and risk-taking in banking

  Citation: 640

  Authors: Rafael

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