Journal rankings · indicator year 2025
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Finance journal rankings 2025
102 ranked journals · Subfield in Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Finance has 102 ranked journals in 2025. The median OJR rose 0.08 on 2024 to 1.11, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 1.99. No journal’s likely rank range stays within the top 3, so the intro names none.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2025. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2022–2024, the window the 2025 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance (3)
102 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. The small range under it is the likely rank range: in 95% of 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers, it ranked inside that range. Journals whose ranges overlap are not clearly different. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2024. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2022–2024, the window the 2025 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2022–2024 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2016 to 2025. A label compares the 2022→2025 change with the median change of the journal’s field or domain. Rising needs a relative change of +10% or more that is at least 2 standard errors above zero; Falling needs -9.1% or less (rounded), at least 2 standard errors below zero. Sorting uses that relative change. | Compare |
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Rank 1; likely between #1 and #6 of 102European Finance ReviewOxford University Press · Netherlands | 8.64Q1 | 7.91 2.36 down from 2024 | 155 | 50% | $5,071 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 2; likely between #1 and #4 of 102Journal of Financial EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 8.62Q1 | 9.42 3.72 down from 2024 | 289 | 40% | $4,740 | ||
Rank 3; likely between #1 and #5 of 102The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States | 6.64Q1 | 10.87 3.08 up from 2024 | 291 | 60% | $4,430 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 4; likely between #3 and #7 of 102Review of Financial StudiesOxford University Press · United States | 5.05Q1 | 7.69 1.68 up from 2024 | 285 | 29% | $4,028 | ||
Rank 5; likely between #2 and #26 of 102Financial ManagementWiley · United States | 4.67Q1 | 4.52 0.73 down from 2024 | 92 | 63% | $2,850 | ||
Rank 6; likely between #4 and #8 of 102Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and MoneyElsevier BV · United States | 4.41Q1 | 6.99 0.09 down from 2024 | 409 | 50% | $2,930 | ||
Rank 7; likely between #4 and #13 of 102New Political EconomyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.22Q1 | 4.43 1.29 down from 2024 | 156 | 72% | — | ||
Rank 8; likely between #7 and #14 of 102Management ScienceInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States | 3.47Q1 | 5.72 0.43 up from 2024 | 1,331 | 17% | — | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 9; likely between #6 and #17 of 102Economy and SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.45Q1 | 4.21 0.71 down from 2024 | 84 | 75% | — | ||
Rank 10; likely between #7 and #17 of 102Journal of Financial StabilityElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.24Q1 | 4.68 0.15 up from 2024 | 256 | 38% | $3,470 | ||
Rank 11; likely between #8 and #17 of 102Journal of Banking & FinanceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.19Q1 | 4.37 0.05 up from 2024 | 571 | 39% | $3,340 | ||
Rank 12; likely between #7 and #18 of 102Competition & ChangeSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 3.15Q1 | 3.96 1.21 down from 2024 | 111 | 68% | $3,650 | ||
Rank 13; likely between #4 and #38 of 102Journal of Financial RegulationOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 3.13Q1 | 3.55 0.42 up from 2024 | 33 | 50% | $4,533 | ||
Rank 14; likely between #8 and #18 of 102Journal of International Money and FinanceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.11Q1 | 3.97 0.05 down from 2024 | 446 | 34% | $3,130 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 15; likely between #8 and #18 of 102Emerging Markets ReviewElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.07Q1 | 4.83 0.10 up from 2024 | 249 | 20% | $3,060 | Falling vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 16; likely between #6 and #33 of 102Departmental PaperOAInternational Monetary Fund | 2.78Q1 | 3.33 3.22 down from 2024 | 38 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 17; likely between #8 and #24 of 102European Journal of FinanceTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.77Q1 | 4.36 1.56 up from 2024 | 217 | 56% | — | ||
Rank 18; likely between #5 and #54 of 102Financial Markets Institutions and InstrumentsWiley · United States | 2.48Q1 | 3.23 0.71 up from 2024 | 39 | 71% | $2,900 | ||
Rank 19; likely between #17 and #27 of 102Journal of Financial and Quantitative AnalysisCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.27Q1 | 3.18 0.71 up from 2024 | 358 | 76% | $3,550 | ||
Rank 20; likely between #17 and #27 of 102Housing StudiesTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 2.22Q1 | 2.68 1.15 down from 2024 | 306 | 61% | — | ||
Rank 21; likely between #15 and #36 of 102European Urban and Regional StudiesSAGE Publishing · United Kingdom | 2.17Q1 | 4.24 1.13 up from 2024 | 83 | 60% | $3,900 | ||
Rank 22; likely between #9 and #47 of 102Journal of Financial Services ResearchSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.14Q1 | 4.29 2.03 up from 2024 | 64 | 50% | $3,090 | ||
Rank 23; likely between #16 and #37 of 102Journal of Economics and BusinessElsevier BV · United States | 2.10Q1 | 2.61 1.09 down from 2024 | 84 | 22% | $2,640 | ||
Rank 24; likely between #17 and #37 of 102Journal of Financial Regulation and ComplianceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.00Q1 | 2.66 1.48 down from 2024 | 103 | 24% | — | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 25; likely between #18 and #36 of 102Health Systems & ReformOATaylor & Francis · United States | 1.99Q1 | 3.10 0.93 up from 2024 | 110 | 100% | $2,306 | ||
Rank 26; likely between #16 and #41 of 102The Journal of Finance and Data ScienceOAElsevier BV · China | 1.99Q1 | 2.96 1.41 down from 2024 | 64 | 100% | $550 | ||
Rank 27; likely between #11 and #53 of 102SSM - Health SystemsOAElsevier BV | 1.88Q2 | 2.77 0.20 up from 2024 | 48 | 100% | $1,490 | ||
Rank 28; likely between #21 and #42 of 102Review of Behavioral FinanceEmerald Publishing Limited | 1.80Q2 | 2.49 0.22 down from 2024 | 107 | 11% | — | ||
Rank 29; likely between #22 and #39 of 102Health Economics ReviewOABioMed Central · Germany | 1.77Q2 | 3.63 0.40 down from 2024 | 219 | 100% | $2,990 | Rising vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 30; likely between #23 and #40 of 102Journal of Empirical FinanceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.75Q2 | 2.88 0.01 up from 2024 | 243 | 28% | $2,940 | Falling vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 31; likely between #18 and #50 of 102Mathematical FinanceWiley · United Kingdom | 1.69Q2 | 3.62 0.84 up from 2024 | 97 | 67% | $3,840 | ||
Rank 32; likely between #18 and #54 of 102Review of Financial EconomicsElsevier BV · United States | 1.68Q2 | 2.00 0.03 up from 2024 | 59 | 51% | $3,470 | ||
Rank 33; likely between #22 and #47 of 102Journal of Financial IntermediationElsevier BV · United States | 1.67Q2 | 2.38 0.47 down from 2024 | 91 | 44% | $3,960 | ||
Rank 34; likely between #18 and #55 of 102Financial Analysts JournalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.64Q2 | 2.05 0.36 down from 2024 | 89 | 41% | — | ||
Rank 35; likely between #24 and #47 of 102Housing Theory and SocietyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.61Q2 | 2.76 0.21 up from 2024 | 112 | 61% | — | ||
Rank 36; likely between #23 and #48 of 102IMF Economic ReviewPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 1.61Q2 | 1.92 0.76 down from 2024 | 115 | 27% | — | ||
Rank 37; likely between #16 and #63 of 102Critical Finance ReviewNow Publishers · United States | 1.58Q2 | 1.19 1.05 down from 2024 | 44 | 23% | — | ||
Rank 38; likely between #22 and #50 of 102IIMB Management ReviewOAElsevier BV · India | 1.57Q2 | 2.32 0.53 up from 2024 | 104 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
Rank 39; likely between #26 and #49 of 102International Journal of Housing PolicyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.53Q2 | 2.49 0.10 down from 2024 | 110 | 48% | — | Falling vs field, 2022–25 | |
Rank 40; likely between #18 and #61 of 102Finance and SpacePublisher not listed | 1.51Q2 | 2.36no 2024 value | 33 | 65% | — | — | |
Rank 41; likely between #24 and #54 of 102Journal of Banking RegulationPalgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom | 1.47Q2 | 2.28 0.04 up from 2024 | 76 | 41% | $3,290 | ||
Rank 42; likely between #26 and #51 of 102Journal of money credit and bankingWiley · United States | 1.47Q2 | 2.05 0.31 up from 2024 | 279 | 56% | $3,800 | ||
Rank 43; likely between #27 and #52 of 102Journal of Financial MarketsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.46Q2 | 2.13 0.21 down from 2024 | 126 | 38% | $2,950 | ||
Rank 44; likely between #22 and #60 of 102Investment Analysts JournalTaylor & Francis · South Africa | 1.37Q2 | 2.72 0.19 up from 2024 | 82 | 23% | — | ||
Rank 45; likely between #26 and #57 of 102Journal of Central Banking Theory and PracticeOADe Gruyter Open · Montenegro | 1.34Q2 | 2.70 0.33 down from 2024 | 91 | 100% | — | ||
Rank 46; likely between #28 and #57 of 102Annual Review of Financial EconomicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.34Q2 | 4.57 2.01 down from 2024 | 76 | 96% | — | ||
Rank 47; likely between #22 and #70 of 102Financial markets and portfolio managementSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 1.28Q2 | 1.22 0.90 down from 2024 | 56 | 44% | $2,290 | ||
Rank 48; likely between #32 and #58 of 102Central Bank ReviewOAElsevier BV · Türkiye | 1.27Q2 | 2.23 0.17 down from 2024 | 42 | 100% | $1,200 | ||
Rank 49; likely between #39 and #56 of 102Journal of Futures MarketsWiley · United States | 1.18Q2 | 2.59 0.50 up from 2024 | 250 | 45% | $3,240 | ||
Rank 50; likely between #30 and #68 of 102Finance and SocietyOACambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.16Q2 | 2.12 1.12 up from 2024 | 62 | 100% | $3,550 |
8 Finance journals are labelled rising: their OJR moved up between 2022 and 2025 clearly faster than the median journal of their field or domain.
A journal is rising when its OJR grew from 2022 to 2025 faster than the median journal of its field (or domain, when the field is small), by two tests: the relative change is +10% or more, and it is at least 2 standard errors above zero. So the range of the change at 2 standard errors stays above zero, though not necessarily above +10%.
The bar is that range on a ratio scale; the shaded band, -9.1% to +10%, holds changes too small for a label. The list is ordered by the low end of the range, so the surest rises come first.
- 1SIAM Journal on Financial MathematicsSociety for Industrial and Applied Mathematics · United States+95% vs groupOJR 0.48 → 0.90range +31% to +189%
- 2Journal of Financial Regulation and ComplianceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom+81% vs groupOJR 1.16 → 2.00range +19% to +176%
- 3Health Economics ReviewOABioMed Central · Germany+54% vs groupOJR 1.21 → 1.77range +15% to +106%
- 4Management ScienceInstitute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences · United States+31% vs groupOJR 2.77 → 3.47range +13% to +53%
- 5Journal of International Money and FinanceElsevier BV · Netherlands+41% vs groupOJR 2.31 → 3.11range +12% to +78%
- 6European Finance ReviewOxford University Press · Netherlands+168% vs groupOJR 3.39 → 8.64range +11% to +547%
- 7The Journal of FinanceWiley · United States+62% vs groupOJR 4.30 → 6.64range +9.5% to +139%
- 8Journal of Theoretical ProbabilitySpringer Science+Business Media · United States+51% vs groupOJR 0.36 → 0.52range +9.2% to +108%
No-label zone, -9.1% to +10%Group median changeBar scale -86% to +611% (ratio scale)
5 Finance journals are labelled falling: their OJR moved between 2022 and 2025 clearly behind the median journal of their field or domain.
A journal is falling when its OJR changed from 2022 to 2025 by less than the median journal of its field (or domain, when the field is small), by two tests: the relative change is -9.1% or less (rounded), and it is at least 2 standard errors below zero. So the range of the change at 2 standard errors stays below zero, though not necessarily below -9.1%.
The bar is that range on a ratio scale; the shaded band, -9.1% to +10%, holds changes too small for a label. The list is ordered by the high end of the range, so the surest falls come first.
- 1The Journal of InvestingEuromoney Institutional Investor · United States-61% vs groupOJR 0.36 → 0.14range -77% to -33%
- 2The Journal of Portfolio ManagementEuromoney Institutional Investor · United States-53% vs groupOJR 0.88 → 0.40range -70% to -26%
- 3International Journal of Housing PolicyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom-37% vs groupOJR 2.52 → 1.53range -55% to -9.5%
- 4Emerging Markets ReviewElsevier BV · Netherlands-22% vs groupOJR 4.13 → 3.07range -38% to -1.4%
- 5Journal of Empirical FinanceElsevier BV · Netherlands-27% vs groupOJR 2.50 → 1.75range -46% to 0.0%
No-label zone, -9.1% to +10%Group median changeBar scale -78% to +360% (ratio scale)
Subfields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with Finance highlighted.
Journals
The endpoints below each rank show its likely range. How rank ranges are calculated
Citations made in 2025. Corpus-wide, 84.3% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
14 additional Finance journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2022–2024, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2025. Publication window: 2022–2024. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 102
- Window papers (baseline)
- 45,261 -0.2% from indicator year 2022
- Median OJR
- 1.11 +16.4% from indicator year 2022
- Rising journals (2025)
- 8
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2022–2024 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 58 | 60 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 103 | 105 | 106 | 109 | 110 | 110 | 104 | 106 | 104 | 100 | 102 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 14,873 | 16,127 | 17,063 | 18,477 | 19,957 | 21,578 | 22,968 | 24,559 | 26,399 | 28,443 | 31,442 | 34,341 | 38,022 | 40,267 | 42,599 | 44,163 | 45,475 | 45,495 | 44,400 | 43,351 | 43,275 | 44,572 | 45,347 | 44,439 | 43,606 | 45,261 | |
| Median OJR | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.35 | 1.130 | 1.07 | 1.195 | 1.133 | 1.27 | 1.36 | 1.31 | 1.252 | 1.198 | 1.26 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.18 | 1.06 | 1.020 | 1.254 | 1.017 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.11 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.