Journal of Financial Services Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Financial Services Research publishes high quality empirical and theoretical research on the demand, supply, regulation, and pricing of financial services.

Financial services are broadly defined to include banking, risk management, capital markets, mutual funds, insurance, venture capital, consumer and corporate finance, and the technologies used to produce, distribute, and regulate these services.

Macro-financial policy issues, including comparative financial systems, the globalization of financial services, and the impact of these phenomena on economic growth and financial stability, are also within the JFSR’s scope of interest.

The Journal seeks to promote research that enriches the profession’s understanding of financial services industries, to elevate industry and product efficiencies, as well as to inform the debate and promote the formulation of sound public policies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8075

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	134

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.702

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

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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.

• Bank Competition and Financial Stability

  Citation: 789

  Authors: Allen N., Leora F., Rima

• Credit Risk in Two Institutional Regimes: Spanish Commercial and Savings Banks

  Citation: 534

  Authors: Vicente, Jesús

• Islamic Banks and Financial Stability: An Empirical Analysis

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Martin, Heiko

• How Do Large Banking Organizations Manage Their Capital Ratios?

  Citation: 342

  Authors: Allen N., Robert, Mark J., David, Özde

• Déjà Vu All Over Again: The Causes of U.S. Commercial Bank Failures This Time Around

  Citation: 329

  Authors: Rebel A., Lawrence J.

• An Empirical Comparison of Credit Spreads between the Bond Market and the Credit Default Swap Market

  Citation: 298

  Authors: Haibin

• Mergers and Acquisitions of Financial Institutions: A Review of the Post-2000 Literature

  Citation: 287

  Authors: Robert, Douglas D., Philip

• An individual level analysis of the mutual fund investment decision

  Citation: 258

  Authors: Noel, Gavan J., Russ

• Bank contagion: A review of the theory and evidence

  Citation: 256

  Authors: George G.

• The Past, Present, and Probable Future for Community Banks

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Robert, William C., Gregory F.

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