Review of Finance

Aims & Scope

The Review of Finance, the official journal of the European Finance Association, aims at a wide circulation and visibility in the finance profession.

The journal publishes high-quality papers in all areas of financial economics, both established and newly developing fields: Asset pricing Corporate finance Banking and market microstructure Law and finance Behavioral finance Experimental finance Review of Finance occasionally publishes special issues on timely topics, including selected papers presented at the meetings of the European Finance Association or at other selected conferences in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	8.4
2024	5.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	8.220

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	83

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	122

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1464

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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.

• Aggregate Confusion: The Divergence of ESG Ratings

  Citation: 1726

  Authors: Florian, Julian F, Roberto

• The Variance Gamma Process and Option Pricing

  Citation: 1365

  Authors: Dilip B., Peter P., Eric C.

• Equity Portfolio Diversification

  Citation: 895

  Authors: William N., Alok

• Politically Connected Boards of Directors and The Allocation of Procurement Contracts

  Citation: 679

  Authors: Eitan, Jörg, Jongil

• Corporate Governance in China: A Survey

  Citation: 628

  Authors: Fuxiu, Kenneth A

• Do Investor Sophistication and Trading Experience Eliminate Behavioral Biases in Financial Markets?

  Citation: 610

  Authors: Lei, Mark S.

• The Fundamentals of Commodity Futures Returns

  Citation: 563

  Authors: Gary B., Fumio, K. Geert

• Bankruptcy Prediction with Industry Effects

  Citation: 539

  Authors: Sudheer, Robert A.

• Where the Risks Lie: A Survey on Systemic Risk

  Citation: 521

  Authors: Sylvain, Jean-Edouard, Christophe, Christophe

• Risk in Islamic Banking

  Citation: 500

  Authors: Pejman, Philip, Amine

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