Journal of Financial Economics
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Journal
Country
Netherlands
Western Europe
Subject Area and Category
Business, Management and Accounting
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Accounting
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Economics and Econometrics
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Finance
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Publisher
SJR 2025
18.748
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SJR Score
H-Index
355
Citations / Doc (2yr)
8.99
Total Docs. (latest)
143
Total Citations (3yr)
6,073
Publication type
Journals
ISSN
0304405X
Coverage
1974-2026
Journal Rank
#21
Subject Categories
Accounting
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Economics and Econometrics
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Finance
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Strategy and Management
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Aims & Scope
The Journal of Financial Economics (JFE) is a leading peer-reviewed academic journal covering theoretical and empirical topics in financial economics.
It provides a specialized forum for the publication of research in the area of financial economics and the theory of the firm, placing primary emphasis on the highest quality analytical, empirical, and clinical contributions in the following major areas: capital markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and the economics of organizations.
Abstracting & Indexing
Scopus
Google Scholar
Web of Science
Detailed Metrics
| Total Docs. (latest) | 143 |
| Total Docs. (3 years) | 401 |
| Total Refs. | 8,293 |
| Total Citations (3 years) | 6,073 |
| Citable Docs. (3 years) | 399 |
| Citations / Doc. (2 years) | 8.99 |
| Ref. / Doc. | 57.99 |
| % Female | 22.2% |
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