The Journal of Finance is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Finance Association. It was established in 1946[1] and is considered to be one of the premier finance journals.[2] The editor-in-chief is Antoinette Schoar. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 7.544.[3] It is listed as one of the 50 journals used by the Financial Times to compile its business-school research ranking[4] and Bloomberg Businessweek's Top 20 Journals.[5]
The editorial board of the journal of finance consists of the editor, co-editors and associate editors. The executive editor is Antoinette Schoar (MIT), the first female in the position.
Each year the associate editors vote for the best papers published in the journal. The Smith Breeden Prize is awarded for the best finance papers and the Brattle Prize for the best corporate finance research papers.