Review of Finance

What Review of Finance does

Review of Finance is a peer-reviewed academic finance journal that serves as the official publication of the European Finance Association (EFA), a nonprofit academic organization headquartered in Brussels (Rue Fossé aux Loups 38). Founded in 1974 and published six times per year by Oxford University Press, the journal disseminates original research in corporate finance, asset pricing, financial intermediation, behavioral finance, and sustainable finance to an international readership spanning 117+ countries. It operates a rigorous double-blind peer review process with a 7.5% acceptance rate (July 2024–June 2025), a median 29-day turnaround on initial decisions, and ranks #4 among finance journals by 2-year impact factor (5.059 in 2021, 4.400 in 2022).

The journal's product surface comprises the core bi-monthly issues, occasional Special Issues on themed topics (Sustainable Finance, China, Biodiversity), an Accelerated Review Process for papers that have received an R&R at other journals, and a Faster Publishing Model that posts accepted manuscripts within 24 hours to Oxford's Advance Articles page. Manuscripts are submitted and tracked through the Editorial Express platform (editorialexpress.com/rof), and content is distributed globally through the Oxford Journals platform and EFA membership subscriptions. The editorial board is led by Managing Editor Marcin Kacperczyk and includes rotating editors from leading institutions (MIT, Columbia, Wharton, Stockholm School of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis).

Revenue is generated through three streams: institutional and individual subscription revenue distributed via Oxford Journals and EFA membership, submission fees from authors (raised in 2017 to reduce low-quality submissions and fund referee payments), and open access/article processing charges. The journal is a nonprofit academic publication governed by the EFA, with editorial leadership managing the journal on a small operational team (1–10 employees); revenue and pricing are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Review of Finance

Legal name

Review of Finance

Website

https://revfin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Review of Finance is the official peer-reviewed academic finance journal of the European Finance Association, published six times a year by Oxford University Press for an international readership of scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.

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Product category

Academic Journal Publishing

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & Thematic Research (FSACAGAG), Equity Research (FSACAGAA), Credit Research (FSACAGAB)

Keywords

• Academic finance journal
• Peer-reviewed research
• Scholarly publishing
• Finance research dissemination
• European Finance Association

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue: Revenue from institutional and individual subscriptions to the journal, distributed through Oxford Journals platform. Subscriptions available through European Finance Association membership.
2. Submission Fees: Authors pay submission fees when submitting manuscripts. The journal increased submission fees in 2017 as part of policy to reduce low-quality submissions and fund referee payments.
3. Open Access / Article Processing Charges: Revenue from open access publication fees and licensing of published content through Oxford University Press.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Review of Finance is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly research in finance across markets, policy, and instruments. It releases six regular issues per year (January, March, May, July, September, November) plus occasional Special Issues on topics such as Sustainable Finance, China, and Biodiversity, with manuscripts submitted through Editorial Express, reviewed via a double-blind process, and distributed globally through the Oxford Journals platform.

Product overview

Review of Finance is a single academic journal - the official publication of the European Finance Association. The core product is the peer-reviewed finance journal published six times annually. The journal occasionally publishes Special Issues on focused topics (Sustainable Finance, China, Biodiversity). The journal offers an Accelerated Review Process for papers rejected from other journals and features a faster publishing model that publishes accepted manuscripts within 24 hours online through the Oxford Academic platform. The journal's editorial statistics show a 7.5% acceptance rate with median 29-day turnaround.

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Products and services

• Review of Finance Journal (regular issues) Peer-reviewed academic finance journal published six times per year covering corporate finance, asset pricing, financial intermediation, behavioral finance, and sustainable finance, distributed globally via the Oxford Journals platform to institutional and individual subscribers.
• Special Issues

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% of papers accepted after one revision round, indicating efficient review process
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• European Finance Association (EFA)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerReview of Finance serves as the official journal of the European Finance Association. The EFA is the parent organization governing the journal's editorial direction and mission. Journal headquarters are located at EFA's Brussels office (Rue Fossé aux Loups 38, 1000 Brussels). EFA membership includes journal subscriptions and the journal is central to EFA's mission of promoting academic research in finance across Europe and globally.
• Oxford University Press / Oxford JournalscoreTechnology or IntegrationOxford University Press serves as the publishing partner for Review of Finance, hosting the journal on the Oxford Journals platform (academic.oup.com/rof). OUP handles the technical publishing infrastructure, article hosting, DOI assignment, subscription management, and global distribution of published content. Manuscripts are published online to Advance Articles page within 24 hours of author completing licence to publish.
• Editorial ExpresscoreTechnology or IntegrationEditorial Express provides the manuscript submission and tracking system for Review of Finance (https://editorialexpress.com/rof/). Authors use this platform to submit papers, track review status, and manage revisions throughout the peer review process.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis: Published by the Michael G. Foster School of Business at University of Washington. A direct peer competing for finance submissions with a similar focus on capital markets, corporate finance, and financial intermediation, also operating under a scholarly association governance model.
• Journal of Financial Economics: One of the top-three finance journals, publishing peer-reviewed research in financial economics. Directly comparable to RoF as a venue for empirical and theoretical finance research competing for the same author pool and citation impact.
• Journal of Empirical Finance: Empirical-finance-focused journal publishing quantitative research on asset pricing, corporate finance, and markets. Direct peer competing with RoF for empirical-finance submissions and readership.
• Journal of Corporate Finance: Specialized peer-reviewed journal focused on corporate finance, capital structure, and governance. Comparable to RoF for corporate-finance submissions, with overlapping author and referee communities in academic finance.
• Journal of Finance: Official journal of the American Finance Association and the highest-impact finance journal globally. Directly competes with Review of Finance for top-tier finance research submissions, authors, and citations, serving the same academic and practitioner audience.
• European Financial Management: Official journal of the European Financial Management Association. Strongly comparable European-rooted finance journal competing with RoF for European and international finance submissions, particularly in corporate finance and financial markets.
• Journal of Banking and Finance: Elsevier-published finance journal with strong European readership. Directly comparable as a peer-reviewed venue for banking, financial intermediation, and asset-pricing research, competing for submissions in overlapping fields with RoF.
• Review of Financial Studies: Official journal of the Society for Financial Studies and another top-tier finance journal hosted on the same Oxford Journals platform as RoF. Direct peer competing for high-quality finance submissions and citations, with overlapping editorial networks and practitioner readership.
• Journal of International Money and Finance: Elsevier-published journal focused on international finance, exchange rates, and cross-border financial markets. Peer competitor for international and policy-relevant finance submissions overlapping with RoF's editorial scope.

Emerging players

• Finance Research Letters: Faster-publication finance journal offering shorter turnaround for empirical findings. Partial overlap with RoF, particularly for shorter-format finance papers, and adjacent positioning in the finance research ecosystem.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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