Review of Financial Studies

Aims & Scope

The Review of Financial Studies is a major forum for the promotion and wide dissemination of significant new research in financial economics.

As reflected by its broadly based editorial board, the Review balances theoretical and empirical contributions.

The primary criteria for publishing a paper are its quality and importance to the field of finance, without undue regard to its technical difficulty.

Finance is interpreted broadly to include the interface between finance and economics.

The Review is sponsored by The Society for Financial Studies.

The editors of the Review and officers of the Society are elected for limited terms.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.4
2024	6.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	16.546

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	250

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	30

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3934

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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.

• Estimating Standard Errors in Finance Panel Data Sets: Comparing Approaches

  Citation: 8838

  Authors: Mitchell A.

• A Closed-Form Solution for Options with Stochastic Volatility with Applications to Bond and Currency Options

  Citation: 6549

  Authors: Steven L.

• New Evidence on Measuring Financial Constraints: Moving Beyond the KZ Index

  Citation: 4103

  Authors: Charles J., Joshua R.

• All That Glitters: The Effect of Attention and News on the Buying Behavior of Individual and Institutional Investors

  Citation: 3622

  Authors: Brad M., Terrance

• Market Liquidity and Funding Liquidity

  Citation: 3532

  Authors: Markus K., Lasse Heje

• The Dividend-Price Ratio and Expectations of Future Dividends and Discount Factors

  Citation: 3192

  Authors: John Y., Robert J.

• A Comprehensive Look at The Empirical Performance of Equity Premium Prediction

  Citation: 3135

  Authors: Ivo, Amit

• What Matters in Corporate Governance?

  Citation: 2862

  Authors: Lucian, Alma, Allen

• Financial Constraints Risk

  Citation: 2717

  Authors: Toni M., Guojun

• Optimal Versus Naive Diversification: How Inefficient is the 1/<i>N</i>Portfolio Strategy?

  Citation: 2583

  Authors: Victor, Lorenzo, Raman

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