Policy-oriented financial journals serve as critical platforms for disseminating financial policies and facilitating interdisciplinary exchanges. However, the absence of a systematic, domain-specific evaluation framework has long constrained their development. This deficiency hinders both the objective assessment of their societal contributions and strategic improvements in content quality and reader engagement. Addressing this gap, this study develops a comprehensive multidimensional evaluation system specifically designed for policy-oriented financial journals, aiming to provide a robust methodological foundation for assessing their impact and guiding their future development. The proposed evaluation system encompasses five core dimensions that collectively capture the unique characteristics and societal value of policy-oriented financial journals. The first dimension, policy influence, evaluates journals' alignment with national strategic priorities and their engagement with policymakers. Brand influence assesses institutional recognition and citation-based metrics that reflect academic prestige. Practical influence examines the extent of industry adoption and the relevance of published case studies to real-world applications. International influence measures cross-border collaboration patterns and the proportion of non-Chinese contributing authors. Finally, social influence quantifies contributions to public discourse through media visibility and public engagement metrics. These five primary dimensions are operationalized through 20 quantifiable secondary indicators, establishing a comprehensive and balanced assessment framework. Methodologically, this study employs a sophisticated mixed-methods approach that combines bibliometric analysis, expert surveys, and advanced semantic mining techniques applied to policy texts. The research analyzes data from a diverse sample of 84 domestic and international financial journals published in 2023, ensuring broad representation across different types of policy-oriented publications. The empirical findings reveal significant heterogeneity in influence patterns among journals. Domestically oriented journals demonstrate superior performance in policy alignment metrics, reflecting their closer connection to national policy priorities. In contrast, internationally focused journals exhibit stronger performance in cross-border collaboration indicators, highlighting their global networking advantages. The study identifies several critical pathways for enhancing journal impact, including the optimization of policy-practice synergy mechanisms and the strategic utilization of digital media platforms to expand dissemination channels and audience reach. The development of this refined, evidence-based evaluation tool represents a significant advancement in the field. It provides practical solutions for journals to overcome developmental bottlenecks and contributes to theoretical discussions about differentiated evaluation systems in academic publishing. The findings offer valuable, actionable insights for various stakeholders in the academic publishing ecosystem, including journal editors seeking to enhance their publication's impact, policymakers interested in evidence-based policy dissemination, and indexing bodies responsible for developing fair and inclusive evaluation standards. This research advances the establishment of a more equitable and effective ecosystem for policy-relevant academic communication while supporting the ongoing refinement of China's categorized journal evaluation framework. The proposed multidimensional approach addresses current limitations in journal assessment methodologies and provides a foundation for future research in this important area of academic publishing.