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Journal of Financial Economics

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Journal of Financial Economics
DisciplineFinancial economics
LanguageEnglish
Edited byToni Whited
Publication details
History1974–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
6.988 (2020)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Financ. Econ.
Indexing
CODENJFECDT
ISSN0304-405X
LCCN84649771
OCLC no.863010774
Links

The Journal of Financial Economics is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Elsevier, covering the field of finance. It is considered to be one of the premier finance journals.[1][2] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 6.988.[3] The journal was founded by Michael C. Jensen, Eugene Fama, and Robert C. Merton in 1974.[4]

Editors

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The following persons are or have been editors-in-chief of the journal:[4]

Awards

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The journal issues two annual prizes for economics research, Jensen Prize and Fama–DFA Prize.

References

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  1. ^ Oltheten, Elisabeth; Theoharakis, Vasilis; Travlos, Nickolaos G. (2005-03-01). "Faculty Perceptions and Readership Patterns of Finance Journals: A Global View". Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 40 (1): 223–239. doi:10.1017/S0022109000001800.
  2. ^ Borokhovich, Kenneth A.; Bricker, Robert J.; Simkins, Betty J. (1994-06-01). "Journal Communication and Influence in Financial Research". The Journal of Finance. 49 (2): 713–725. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6261.1994.tb05159.x.
  3. ^ "Journal of Financial Economics". 2020 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2021.
  4. ^ a b Schwert, G. William. "The Remarkable Growth in Financial Economics, 1974-2020". SSRN. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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