Journal of Risk and Financial Management

Green Finance and Corporate Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5211 | Submission Open

Keywords: green finance; sustainable investment; climate risk disclosure; ESG regulation; carbon markets; green bonds pricing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)

Applied Public Finance and Fiscal Analysis

edited by

Andrey Zahariev

and

Borislav Dimitrov Borisov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4915 | Submission Open

Keywords: empirical public finance; fiscal policy analysis; tax policy evaluation; public expenditure effectiveness; causal inference in public economics; institutional economics; behavioral public finance; fiscal federalism; fiscal decentralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

Quantitative Methods for Financial Derivatives and Markets

edited by

Michael J. Tomas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3054 | Submission Open

Keywords: derivative securities; derivative pricing models; derivative markets; volatility; microstructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Innovative Approaches to Financial Modeling and Decision-Making

edited by Gordon H. Dash, Nina Kajiji, Bruno Kamdem and Helper Zhou

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1447 | Submission Open

Keywords: asset pricing; behavioral portfolio management; biodiversity financing; credit risk valuation; energy finance; financial decision-making; financial derivatives; healthcare financing; innovation; machine learning; post hoc AI model performance; SDG financing; small medium enterprise finance; tourism finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics and Finance)

Impact of Geopolitical Risks (GR) and Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) on Financial Strategies

edited by

Roni Bhowmik

,

Liang Shao

and

Xuan-Hoa Nghiem

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 739 | Submission Open

Keywords: geopolitical risks; economic policy uncertainty (EPU); financial strategy formulation; risk mitigation; market volatility; investment decision-making; global financial markets; strategic adaptation; crisis management; hedging strategies; international capital flows; sovereign risk; fiscal-monetary policy; multinational corporations; financial resilience; empirical modeling; decision-making under uncertainty; geoeconomic tensions; corporate financial planning; emerging markets; policy risk assessment; cross-border investments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

The Role of Digitization in Corporate Finance

edited by

Mihaela Brîndușa Tudose

and

Valentina Diana Rusu

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13831 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitization; financial structure; speed of adjustment of financial structure; financial theories; financial management; financial performance; costs of capital

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

Disclosure and Accountability in Islamic Banking

edited by Umair Riaz

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8517 | Submission Open

Keywords: SDGs; Shariah supervisory boards; Islamic financial institutions; green finance

Future of Accounting and Finance: Trends and Technologies Shaping the Industry

edited by

Petros Lois

, Svetlana Sapuric and

Ifigenia Georgiou

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6776 | Submission Open

Keywords: accounting; finance; technologies; digital transformation; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Financial Regulation and Risk Management amid Global Uncertainty

edited by Elena Popkova and Bruno S. Sergi

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2107 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial risks; financial regulation; risk management; financial management; global uncertainty; crisis management; financial stabilization; financial effectiveness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Risk)

Sustainable Investment and Capital Markets

edited by Jakhongir Kakhkharov

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: green investing; sustainable investment decision-making; greenwashing; carbon footprint; green bonds; impact investing; clean energy; ethical investing

AI and Machine Learning for Credit Risk and Financial Distress Prediction

edited by Mohammad Mahdi Mousavi, Jamal Ouenniche and Stefano Grillini

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2956 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; credit risk; credit scoring; financial distress prediction; bankruptcy prediction; predictive analysis; alternative data; explainable AI; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Risk)

Financial Management

edited by

Tankiso Moloi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 32641 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial planning and analysis; risk management; corporate finance; financial reporting; sustainable finance; digital transformation and financial management; international financial systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

AI and Emerging Technologies in Governance, Risk and Earnings Management

edited by Awad Elsayed Ibrahim,

Ahmed Hassanein

and Jia Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10736 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate governance; earnings management; risk management; AI; emerging technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)

InsurTech Development and Insurance Inclusion

edited by

Athenia B. Sibindi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9854 | Submission Open

Keywords: InsurTech; insurance inclusion; insurance penetration; trust; insurance market development; telematics; digitisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)

Emerging Trends in Global Trade and Policy Dynamics

edited by

Jaewon Jung

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4953 | Submission Open

Keywords: global economy; international trade; international factor movements; international finance; multinational firms; global uncertainty; foreign policy; heterogeneous agents; productivity; economic development and growth; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Economics and Finance)

Politics and Financial Markets

edited by

Ralph Sonenshine

and

Doron Nisani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3310 | Submission Open

Keywords: political risk; government stability; corruption; democracy; equity returns; equity premiums; bond spreads; ESG; mergers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Tail Risk and Quantile Methods in Financial Econometrics

edited by

Georgios K. Tsiotas

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | Submission Open

Keywords: tail risk; extreme value theory; skewness and kurtosis; financial econometrics; distributional analysis; asymmetric risk; time-varying moments; inequality measurement; quantile forecasting; risk management; nonlinear dynamics; macro-financial modeling; quantile treatment effects; value-at-risk (VaR); stochastic skewness; portfolio tail risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics and Finance)

Entrepreneurship Environment, Labour Market and Financial Risks Management

edited by

Violeta Šugar

and

Sergej Gričar

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 687 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurship; labour market; risk management; quality; external shocks; data management; time management; big data; prices; costs; processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Corporate Governance and Informational Risk

edited by Faten Lakhal

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: ownership; corporate governance; financial disclosure

Peer Effects in Financial Reporting and Capital Markets

edited by

Sangwan Kim

and

Robert Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: accounting information spillovers; inter-firm information transmission; financial reporting comparability; cross-firm valuation; disclosure benchmarking

The Future of Pensions: Navigating Demographics, Economics, and Sustainability

edited by Woon Wong and Con Keating

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open

Keywords: pension fund; pension schemes; pension sustainability; pension valuation methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Economics and Finance)

Financing the Digital Circular Economy: Business Models, Risk, and Economic Perspectives in Industry 5.0

edited by

Tetiana Gorokhova

and

Zaneta Simanaviciene

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: business finance; circular economy; digital transformation; risk and investment; Industry 5.0; sustainable business models; FinTech; economic resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)

The Impact of Personal, Cultural, and Corporate Values on Business Risk

edited by Donald L. Ariail and Amine Khayati

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: organizational values; personal values; cultural values; financial reporting; Hofstede cultural dimensions; Schwartz value survey; rokeach value survey; codes of ethics; tone-at-the top; cheating

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Behaviour in Financial Decision-Making

edited by

Domicián Máté

and

Maria Fekete-Farkas

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24265 | Submission Open

Keywords: behavioral finance; credit default review; consumer lending bias; loan repayment behavior; financial decision making; household investors; psychological factors; sustainable development goals

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Innovations Within Our Global Financial Economic System

edited by

Dimitrios Koutmos

,

Veysel Avsar

and H. Swint Friday

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 249 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial economics; international trade; globalization; political uncertainty; supply chain finance; government debt; real economy; labor and capital innovations; exchange rate modeling; healthcare economics; banks and technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

The Future of Sustainable Finance: Digital and Circular Synergies

edited by

Ahmed Eltweri

,

Krayyem Al-Hajaya

, Nedal Sawan and

Alessio Faccia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 30463 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable finance; circular economy; green accounting; ESG integration; climate risk; financial stability; green financial strategies; technological innovation in finance; regulatory frameworks for sustainability; long-term value creation; Economicità Aziendale

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)

Banking Practices, Climate Risk and Financial Stability

edited by

Stefano Zedda

, Dario Salerno and

Helen Chiappini

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 25604 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate finance; climate risk; financial sustainability; financial stability; banking; systemic risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Banking and Finance)

Green Finance and Corporate Governance

edited by Muhammad Atif

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7174 | Submission Open

Keywords: green finance; corporate governance; climate change; corporate board; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)

Islamic Financial Markets in Times of Global Uncertainty

edited by

Taoufik Bouraoui

and

Ines Belgacem

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2605 | Submission Open

Keywords: Islamic finance resilience; geopolitical risk and sukuk; shariah-compliant investments; Islamic capital markets; financial stability and sustainability; Islamic fintech and digital transformation; green sukuk and ESG; risk sharing and ethical finance; corporate governance in Islamic finance; global financial integration and regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Exchange Rate Volatility and Cross-Border Corporate Financial Stability

edited by

Olajide Oyadeyi

and Babajide Oyewo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1798 | Submission Open

Keywords: exchange rate volatility; corporate financial stability; currency risk; cross-border corporations; multinational corporations; hedging strategies; risk management; capital structure; exchange rate pass-through; financial distress prediction; derivatives; sectoral resilience; currency shocks; international business; emerging markets; comparative analysis; policy interventions; monetary policy; fiscal policy; firm-level analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Shaping the Future of Accounting

edited by

Magdy S. Farag

and

Mohamed Gomaa

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1025 | Submission Open

Keywords: emerging technologies; artificial intelligence; data analytics; sustainability; cybersecurity; assurance; financial reporting; ethics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

Monetary Policy and Debt

edited by

Marco Di Pietro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 700 | Submission Open

Keywords: monetary policy; debt; macroeconomic models; central banks

Empirical Finance and Regional Economic Development

edited by

Hardik Marfatia

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 653 | Submission Open

Keywords: regional economic development; market integration; spillover of shocks

New Perspectives in Public Finance

edited by

Branimir Kalaš

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: public finance; fiscal policy; taxation; public debt sustainability; ESG integration; digital transformation; global crisis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

Judgment and Decision-Making Research in Auditing, 2nd Edition

edited by Lawrence Chui and Byron Pike

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: auditing; judgment and decision making; audit quality; auditor performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Economics and Finance)

Monetary Policy in a Globalized World, 2nd Edition

edited by Lei Pan and Felix Chan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: monetary policy; interest rates; inflation; central bank; zero lower bound; quantitative easing; digital currencies; spillover effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

Bridging Financial Integrity and Sustainability

edited by Antonios Persakis and Ra’fat Jallad

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 37002 | Submission Open

Keywords: earnings quality; earnings management; sustainability reporting; environmental impact; corporate governance; board characteristics; CEO attributes; taxation policies; financial reporting; integrative reporting; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); financial integrity; corporate finance; regulatory compliance; tax avoidance strategies; ethical leadership; transparency; long-term viability; governance mechanisms; financial disclosure practices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)

Global Perspectives on Loan Debt Issues and Risks

edited by

Thomas Korankye

and Blain Pearson

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13911 | Submission Open

Keywords: cross-country student loan analysis; student loan repayment; financial sustainability of student loans; student loan management and financial education; psychological effects of student debt; socioeconomic impact of student loans; student loan default risks; risk assessment in student lending; higher education affordability and debt; student loan securitization and risks; behavioral finance and student loans

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

Quantitative Finance in the Era of Big Data and AI

edited by

Ruipeng Liu

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1775 | Submission Open

Keywords: algorithmic trading; artificial intelligence; AI ethics; big data; financial modeling; forecasting; risk management; regulation; machine learning; quantitative finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)

Emerging Trends and Innovations in Corporate Finance and Governance

edited by

Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 24 articles | Viewed by 63291 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate finance; financial innovation; sustainable finance; ESG (environmental; social; and governance); shareholder value; corporate social responsibility (CSR); FinTech; blockchain in finance; digital transformation in governance; risk management; corporate restructuring; investor behavior; executive compensation; financial regulations; debt and equity markets; mergers and acquisitions (M& A); corporate transparency; ownership structures; financial reporting; corporate ethics; alternative investments; behavioral finance; innovative financial models; impact investing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Financial Funds, Risk and Investment Strategies

edited by

Mirela Cătălina Tűrkeş

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 38125 | Submission Open

Keywords: investment strategies; financial funds; hedge funds; mutual funds; sovereign wealth funds; risk management; financial markets; digital technology integration; climate change impact; inflation protection; portfolio construction; credit risk; liquidity risk; operational risk; sustainable growth strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Financial Reporting Quality and Capital Markets Efficiency

edited by Sami Keskek and Abdullah Kumas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 28165 | Submission Open

Keywords: capital markets; market efficiency; financial reporting quality; earnings management; investor behavior; institutional trading; analyst forecasts; corporate governance; managerial incentives; environmental; social; and governance (ESG)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Economics and Finance)

Financial Accounting

edited by

Justin Y. Jin

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23454 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial accounting; banking; risk management; corporate finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Research on Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting

edited by

Omer Unsal

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14104 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate governance; financial reporting; transparency; regulatory compliance; investor confidence; governance structures; financial transparency; financial disclosure; accountability; risk management; board of directors; auditing; ethics in finance; corporate social responsibility; financial performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Emerging Topics in Business Risk

edited by

Hui Liang James

, Vivek K. Pandey and Hongxia Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7239 | Submission Open

Keywords: business risk; risk management; geopolitical risk; supply chain disruption; technological disruption; cybersecurity threats; regulatory compliance; reputational risk; digital transformation risks; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) risks; emerging market risks; M& A (mergers and acquisitions) risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

Corporate Finance and ESG: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Business

edited by Yuanyuan Hu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2233 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate finance decisions; ESG; CSR; sustainable finance; green finance; corporate bonds; sustainability; investment; risk management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)

Financial Accounting and Data Analytics

edited by

Valentin Burcă

and Ovidiu Constantin Bunget

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial accounting; financial reporting quality; business process management; dynamic capabilities; big data technologies; big data algorithms; business analytics; data governance; professional competencies; standard setting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)

E-Commerce Finance: Technologies, Models, and the Future of Digital Payment

edited by

Razvan Dina

and

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial services; e-commerce; open banking; optimal working capital and liquidity management; artificial intelligence; cryptocurrency; cybersecurity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)

Portfolio Choice and Asset Allocation

edited by Valentyn Khokhlov and

Roy H. Kwon

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: asset pricing models; risk assessment; risk management; portfolio choice; portfolio optimization; asset allocation; investment strategies; rebalancing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

AI and Sustainable Growth in Economics and Finance: Global Trends and Challenges

edited by

Apostolos G. Christopoulos

,

Ioannis Katsampoxakis

, Stylianos Xanthopoulos and Charalampos Basdekis

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 50181 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial markets; economics; financial engineering; energy; corporate governance; cryptocurrencies; climate change; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)

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