Why Submit to Journal of Financial Regulation?

Journal of Financial Regulation is an online only, peer-reviewed, international forum for the publication of world-class scholarship examining theoretical, policy and practice-oriented issues relating to the regulation of financial markets and institutions. The journal seeks to publish original scholarship which examines these issues from an interdisciplinary, international, and comparative perspective.

There are many reasons to publish your work with Journal of Financial Regulation – read on below to find out more.

Publish your research with us and benefit from:

Reputation for Excellence

• This year, Journal of Financial Regulation received its first Impact Factor of 2.6. It is ranked 49/425 in the field of Law. The journal was also awarded with a CiteScore^TM of 2.7.
• In 2022, the average Altmetric score across the journal was 8.5.
• Browse some of the most highly cited research that has contributed to our continued success. By publishing in Journal of Financial Regulation, your work could be included in future collections like this.

Excellent Author Experience

• Support from a renowned, global, and authoritative Editorial Board.
• A simple online submission process through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
• A detailed, double-blind peer review process with clear policies and expectations for authors.

Active Community

• Journal of Financial Regulation social media accounts reach over 4,500 followers worldwide, engaging the community with posts about recently published articles. Become a part of a community of researchers and the important work we do.

Global Readership

• Journal of Financial Regulation was read by researchers in 170 countries in 2022 demonstrating that work published in the journal truly has global reach and impact.
• Journal of Financial Regulation also benefits from OUP’s world-class journals platform which boosts your article’s discoverability online, meaning it’s more likely to be found on platforms such as Google, Google Scholar, and PMC.

Range of Content

• Journal of Financial Regulation brings to the forefront influential scholarship discussing regulation of financial markets and institutions. Visit this page for a list of some of the many topics covered by the journal or find out more about the types of appropriate manuscripts accepted here.

Option for Open Access

• Journal of Financial Regulation is a hybrid open access journal and authors may choose to pay an open access fee to make their accepted manuscript freely available online. Learn more about OA and other licensing agreements here.
• OUP has a growing number of Read and Publish agreements with institutions and consortia which provide funding for open access publishing. This means authors from participating institutions can publish open access, and the institution may pay the charge. Find out if your institution is participating.

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