Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Aims & Scope

Since its inception in 1992, the Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance has provided an authoritative and scholarly platform for international research in financial regulation and compliance.

The journal is at the intersection between academic research and the practice of financial regulation, with distinguished past authors including senior regulators, central bankers and even a Prime Minister.

Financial crises, predatory practices, internationalization and integration, the increased use of technology and financial innovation are just some of the changes and issues that contemporary financial regulators are grappling with.

These challenges and changes hold profound implications for regulation and compliance, ranging from macro-prudential to consumer protection policies.

The journal seeks to illuminate these issues, is pluralistic in approach and invites scholarly papers using any appropriate methodology.

Accordingly, the journal welcomes submissions from finance, law, economics and interdisciplinary perspectives.

A broad spectrum of research styles, sources of information and topics (e.g. banking laws and regulations, stock market and cross border regulation, risk assessment and management, training and competence, competition law, case law, compliance and regulatory updates and guidelines) are appropriate.

All submissions are double-blind refereed and judged on academic rigour, originality, quality of exposition and relevance to policy and practice.

Once accepted, individual articles are typeset, proofed and published online as the Version of Record within an average of 32 days, so that articles can be downloaded and cited earlier.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	2.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13729

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	261

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.403

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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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.

• Regulatory issues in blockchain technology

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Peter

• Emergence of Fintech and cybersecurity in a global financial centre

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Artie W., Benny K.B.

• Liquidity risk and performance of banking system

  Citation: 113

  Authors: Ahmed, Ahmed

• Voluntary risk reporting to enhance institutional and organizational legitimacy

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Jonas, Lúcia, Russell

• Transparency and the disclosure of risk information in the banking sector

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Philip, Philip

• Banks, climate risk and financial stability

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Maria J.

• The financial crisis in Europe: evolution, policy responses and lessons for the future

  Citation: 65

  Authors: John, Phil, John O.S.

• A review of credit scoring research in the age of Big Data

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Ceylan, Elif

• And then there were four: A study of UK audit market concentration ‐ causes, consequences and the scope for market adjustment

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Vivien, Alan, Stella

• The effectiveness of board of directors’ characteristics in mandatory disclosure compliance

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Mishari M.

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