Journal of Financial Stability

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Financial Stability provides an international forum for rigorous theoretical and empirical macro and micro economic and financial analysis of the causes, management, resolution and preventions of financial crises, including banking, securities market, payments and currency crises.

The primary focus is on applied research that would be useful in affecting public policy with respect to financial stability.

Thus, the Journal seeks to promote interaction among researchers, policy-makers and practitioners to identify potential risks to financial stability and develop means for preventing, mitigating or managing these risks both within and across countries.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1336

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1730

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.074

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	81

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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.

• Capital regulation, risk-taking and monetary policy: A missing link in the transmission mechanism?

  Citation: 889

  Authors: Claudio, Haibin

• The use and effectiveness of macroprudential policies: New evidence

  Citation: 663

  Authors: Eugenio, Stijn, Luc

• A theory of systemic risk and design of prudential bank regulation

  Citation: 588

  Authors: Viral V.

• The economics of Bitcoin and similar private digital currencies

  Citation: 574

  Authors: Gerald P.

• Bank profitability and the business cycle

  Citation: 554

  Authors: Ugo, Leonardo

• Simulation methods to assess the danger of contagion in interbank markets

  Citation: 475

  Authors: Christian

• Economic policy uncertainty and the credit channel: Aggregate and bank level U.S. evidence over several decades

  Citation: 474

  Authors: Michael D., John V., Christoffer

• Regulations, competition and bank risk-taking in transition countries

  Citation: 467

  Authors: Maria-Eleni K., Manthos D., Fotios

• How does competition affect bank risk-taking?

  Citation: 439

  Authors: Gabriel, Jose A., Jesús

• Bank risk and monetary policy

  Citation: 435

  Authors: Yener, Leonardo, David

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