Journal of Financial Economics
| Discipline | Financial economics | 
|---|---|
| Language | English | 
| Edited by | Toni Whited | 
| Publication details | |
| History | 1974–present | 
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Monthly | 
| 6.988 (2020) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | J. Financ. Econ. | 
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | JFECDT | 
| ISSN | 0304-405X | 
| LCCN | 84649771 | 
| OCLC no. | 863010774 | 
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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. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 6.988. The journal was founded by Michael C. Jensen, Eugene Fama, and Robert C. Merton in 1974.