Encyclopedia of Social Sciences

Dear Colleagues,

The Encyclopedia of Social Sciences provides a comprehensive reference work covering the following disciplines and subdisciplines in the Social Sciences, highlighting Economics, Finance, Business, and Other Social Sciences.

Chapter 1: Economic Theory and Econometrics
Coverage includes: Economic Theory, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics and Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Organizational Economics.

Chapter 2: Finance
Coverage includes: Investment Finance, Risk and Volatility, Corporate Finance, Behavioral Finance, Energy Finance, Industrial Organization, Health Economics.

Chapter 3: Business
Coverage includes: Accounting, Marketing Science, Management Science, Behavioral Science, Administrative Science, Decision Sciences, Public Policy, Tourism and Hospitality.

Chapter 4: Other Social Sciences
Coverage includes: Political Science, Social Psychology, Sociology, Education, Law, Library and Information Science.

We will release this topical collection as an independent encyclopedia book once a certain amount of entries are published. Book chapters are not limited to the above four disciplines. Additional chapters may be created based on the number of entry papers published under a specific topic. If you are a social science researcher or interested in the Social Sciences, please feel free to share what you know as an entry paper in this collection.

In the end, we would like to acknowledge the former Collection Editors Prof. Dr. Michael McAleer and Prof. Dr. Chia-Lin Chang, who contributed significantly to this collection's development during their tenure.

Dr. Kum Fai Yuen
Dr. Xueqin Wang
Dr. Xue Li
Collection Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Encyclopedia is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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