Advances in Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice
A special issue of International Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN 2227-7072).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 39
Special Issue Editor
Interests: corporate finance; corporate governance; international finance; financial technology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite submissions to the Special Issue “Advances in Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice.” Our goal is to assemble well-executed, clearly written studies that apply established corporate finance tools to current questions and offer practical takeaways for firms, investors, and policymakers.
Suitable contributions include (but are not limited to) the following: applied empirical papers using firm- or deal-level data; country/industry case studies; replications and extensions of influential findings in new settings; event studies; concise survey or tutorial articles that organize an area for instructors and practitioners; data notes and methodological primers; short communications with timely evidence; and policy or practitioner perspectives grounded in data.
Topics of interest: capital structure and payout policy; real investment and innovation; M&A and restructuring; boards, ownership, and executive compensation; disclosure and transparency; international corporate finance; ESG and sustainability in corporate policy; risk management and financial contracting; and the effects of fintech/digital finance on firm behavior and value.
We value clarity, appropriate methods, and transparent reporting. Regional evidence and null results are welcome when carefully documented and interpreted. Where feasible, authors are encouraged to provide data/code to support reproducibility.
We look forward to your contributions.
Dr. Maggie Foley
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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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. International Journal of Financial Studies is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- corporate finance
- corporate governance
- capital structure
- payout policy
- mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
- real investment and innovation
- valuation
- disclosure and transparency
- executive compensation
- boards and ownership
- risk management
- international corporate finance
- ESG and sustainability
- fintech and digital finance
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