Journal of Risk and Financial Management

Innovations and Challenges in Management Accounting

edited by

, Hassan Yazdifar and Youngsik Kwak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 81520 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital transformation in management accounting; sustainability and environmental management accounting; behavioral management accounting; performance measurement and management; ethics and governance in management accounting; corporate governance; accounting conservatism; earnings quality and management; stock liquidity; annual board report readability; auditing

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

Emerging Trends and Innovations in Corporate Finance and Governance

edited by

Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 16 articles | Viewed by 49614 | 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)

Corporate Finance: Financial Management of the Firm

edited by

Rebecca Abraham

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 46519 | Submission Open

Keywords: capital structure; IPOs; financial distress; ESG; seasoned equity offerings

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

Advances in Financial and Hospitality Management Accounting

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 22272 | Submission Open

Keywords: balanced scorecard; cost management; hospitality financial accounting; hospitality financial analysis; hospitality financial management; hospitality financial reporting; hospitality sustainability practices; integration of accounting practices; internal control systems; hospitality management accounting; performance evaluation; pricing strategies; revenue management; risk management; technology-driven advancements

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

Recent Developments in Finance and Economic Growth

edited by

Bibhudutta Panda

and Badri Narayan Rath

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21424 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial system developments; financial market; financial institutions; financial instruments and services; fintech; financial inclusion; digital financial inclusion; capital market imperfection; access to credit; international capital flows; economic growth; entrepreneurship; firm-level evidence; cross-country evidence; public finance and growth

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

Financial Markets and Institutions and Financial Crises

edited by Saktinil Roy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 13733 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial markets; financial institutions; financial risk management; financial crises; financial regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Applied Statistics and Big Data Analysis in Finance: Exploring Emerging Trends and Opportunities

edited by

Hossein Hassani

,

Xu Huang

and

Nadejda Komendantova

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13681 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied statistics; big data; data analytics; data science; computational methods; risk management; regulatory compliance; financial forecasting; machine learning; high-frequency trading; algorithmic trading; sentiment analysis; social media analytics; fraud detection; fraud prevention; portfolio optimization; asset allocation; natural language processing; text mining; visualization; communication; ethical implications; social implications; finance; financial analysis; financial markets

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

Integrating the Metaverse, Cryptocurrency, and AI for Sustainable Financial Development

edited by

Aleksy Kwilinski

,

Oleksii Lyulyov

and

Tetyana Pimonenko

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13420 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalization; sustainability; environmental finance; energy economics; green transition; sustainable energy; financial innovation; environmental stewardship; green future; technological innovations; sustainable development; renewable energy finance; eco-friendly technologies; clean energy solutions; climate finance; sustainable investing; green bonds; eco-innovation; carbon finance; financial technology (FinTech); green marketing; energy policy; ESG (environmental; social; and governance) investing; sustainable infrastructure; green innovations; artificial intelligence; blockchain; cryptocurrency; metaverse; sustainable development; digital transformation; financial technology; virtual economy; predictive modeling; risk management; green investments; financial inclusion; green finance

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

Econometrics of Financial Models and Market Microstructure

edited by

David Allen

and

Shelton Peiris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12057 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel econometric models; machine learning and AI; non-linear and non-parametric; blockchain and cryptocurrencies; data mining and sentiment analysis; recent developments in time series methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Data and Technology: Shaping the Future of Finance, Accounting, and Business Systems Innovation

edited by

Chuleeporn Changchit

and

Ravi Lonkani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11397 | Submission Open

Keywords: data analytics; financial technology (FinTech); accounting innovation; business system transformation; artificial intelligence in finance; blockchain technology; cryptocurrency; big data; digital transformation; risk management systems; automation in accounting; machine learning applications; cloud-based business solutions; cybersecurity in financial systems; predictive analytics; business process optimization; innovation in financial services; data governance; decision support systems; enterprise resource planning (ERP); regulatory technology (RegTech); financial and accounting management; information technology; business innovation; social media; AI application in business; sustainability in finance and accounting; corporate ethics; governance; and accountability

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

Sustainable Finance and ESG Investment

edited by

Yiuman Tse

and Weiqiang Tan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11075 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable finance; ESG; investment in sustainability

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

Firms’ Behavior, Productivity and Economics of Innovation II

edited by

Zhanna Mingaleva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9365 | Submission Open

Keywords: firms' behavior; business model; productivity; smart manufacturing; innovation; economic modeling; forecasts; sustainable development; risks; competition; industry 5.0; circular economy

Disclosure and Accountability in Islamic Banking

edited by Umair Riaz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7646 | Submission Open

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

Featured Papers in Mathematics and Finance, 2nd Edition

edited by W. Brent Lindquist and

Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5465 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematics of quantitative finance; semimartingales in finance; extensions of the fundamental asset pricing theorem beyond semimartingales; dynamic asset pricing approaches to behavioral finance; mathematical models in high-frequency finance; axiomatic approach to ESG finance; mathematical models reconciling market microstructure and dynamic asset pricing theory; mathematical models in momentum investing theory; mathematical models in optimal trade execution; mathematical models in technical analysis; mathematical models in active management theory; mathematical models in financial fundamental analysis

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

Investment Data Science with Generative AI

edited by

Xianrong (Shawn) Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3187 | Submission Open

Keywords: data science for investment; generative AI for investment; large language model; algorithmic trading; robo-advisors; computational finance; financial forecasting

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

Selected Papers from the 1st International Online Conference on Risk and Financial Management

edited by

Thanasis Stengos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3123 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management; financial management; predictive modeling; financial technology; quantitative risk analysis; algorithmic trading; financial forecasting; economic modeling; big data; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Risk)

Sustainable Business Model for Micro Finance Institutions

edited by

Asma Mobarek

and M. Emranul Haque

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2415 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfinance; sustainable business model; MFIs

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

Financial Synergy: Driving Innovation at the Intersection of Business, Technology, Education, and Economic Sustainability

edited by Salah Al-Sharhan,

Eleftherios I. Thalassinos

, Kamal Naser and Antonis Simintiras

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1349 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial synergy; innovation; business strategy; technology integration; education and workforce development; economic sustainability; digital transformation; cross-sector collaboration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Mutual Fund Performance

edited by

Kainan Wang

and Chang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 658 | Submission Open

Keywords: mutual fund performance; investor preference; trading strategy; fee structure; benchmarking; fund flow; liquidity management; ESG; regulatory change; DeFi and fintech

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

Research on Market Microstructure and Asset Pricing

edited by

Daniel Chai

and Xin Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 575 | Submission Open

Keywords: market microstructure; asset pricing; price discovery; liquidity; market volatility; high-frequency data; transaction costs; market efficiency; investment strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Econometrics on Economic Dynamics and Financial Markets

edited by

Evgenia Anastasiou

and Dimitrios Karkanis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: econometrics; economic dynamics; financial markets; economic performance; risk measurement; macroeconomic policies; economic shocks; panel data models; time-series analysis; machine learning; structural econometric modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

AI Applications in Financial Markets and Computational Finance

edited by

Wei Li

and

Ninghui Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 288 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data; large language model (LLM); computational finance; quantitative investment; fintech; risk management

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

Corporate Finance, Pension Funds and Market Dynamics

edited by John Wingender and Randy D. Jorgensen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate financial performance; priced risk factors and risk analysis; portfolio choice and investment strategies; pension risk management; corporate strategy; corporate culture; corporate governance; corporate innovation; accounting and management information systems; digitalization; artificial intelligence; (tests of) asset pricing models

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

The Sharing Economy and Financial Markets: Valuation, Reactions, and New Models

edited by

Tchai Tavor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sharing economy; financial markets; behavioral finance; event studies; platform-based companies; corporate finance; digital platforms; IPO performance; investor behavior; valuation methods

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

Pensions and Retirement Planning

edited by Thomas Poufinas

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3258 | Submission Open

Keywords: pensions; retirement; retirement planning; pension funds/schemes; pension system; adequacy; sustainability; assets; liabilities; migration; ESG; green bonds; SDG

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Monetary Policy and Debt

edited by

Marco Di Pietro

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

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

Financial Inclusion Strategies: Emerging Trends and Global Perspectives

edited by

Sanjeev Acharya

and Max Yap

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 24486 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial inclusion strategies; digital banking for inclusion; economic empowerment through financial inclusion; regulatory frameworks and financial inclusion; enhancing financial accessibility; inclusive financial systems; microfinance; accounting systems for financial inclusion; financial inclusion and poverty alleviation; sustainable development via financial inclusion; fintech innovations for inclusion; promoting economic growth through financial inclusion; financial literacy and inclusion; gender equality in financial inclusion; policy interventions for financial inclusion; building inclusive financial systems; global perspectives on financial inclusion

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

Tax Avoidance and Earnings Management

edited by Hyun A. Hong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18202 | Submission Open

Keywords: tax planning activities; financial reporting quality; IRS monitoring; manager’ s incentives

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

Digital Economy and the Role of Accounting and Finance

edited by

Lawrence Murphy Smith

and

Dimitrios Koutmos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17114 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital economy and money; management accounting; fintech; accounting standards

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

Mobile Payments and Financial Services in the Digital Economy

edited by Long Pham

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 10461 | Submission Open

Keywords: mobile payment; financial services; e-commerce; adoption; digital economy; consumer behavior; digital finance; fintech; technology; innovation

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

Behavioral Influences on Financial Decisions

edited by

Michael Tang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3645 | Submission Open

Keywords: judgment and decision-making; behavioral economics/finance; corporate finance; financial reporting; capital markets

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

Public Budgeting and Finance

edited by Rahul Pathak

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1672 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial management; budgeting; public finance; budget reform; debt management

E-Commerce and Fintech

edited by

Md Billal Hossain

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-commerce adoption; e-business; technology adoption; financial technology; digital payments; cybercrime; B2B and B2C markets

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

Financial Forecasting of the Real Estate Market

edited by Zhi Dong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 464 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate forecasting; real estate price and performance; financial economics; behavioral finance and economics; economic policies; forecasting accuracy; selling mechanism; risk management; machine learning; artificial intelligence; big data

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Financial Reporting and Trade Credit: Dynamics and Determinants

edited by Hussein Halabi and

Godfred Afrifa

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 411 | Submission Open

Keywords: trade credit; information risk; financial reporting quality; ESG reporting; digital transformation in reporting; integrated reporting; corporate governance

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

Real Estate Finance and Risk Management

edited by

Ünsal Özdilek

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: real estate management; real estate financial risks; real estate financial management risks; real estate financial management in digital context; real estate value management; real estate value valuation; real estate digital transition; real estate knowledge management; transition in real estate management models; new real estate management models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Advancing Corporate Valuation: Integrating Risk and Uncertainty

edited by Werner Gleißner

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: enterprise risk management (ERM); corporate valuation; risk and uncertainty; simulation-based valuation; decision-oriented risk management; financial performance; risk aggregation; strategy valuation

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

Creativity and Innovation in the Digital Economy: Finance and Economic Perspectives

edited by Mirela Panait,

Irina Gabriela Rǎdulescu

, Bogdan George Tudorică,

Catalin Popescu

and

Marian Catalin Voica

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: creativity; innovation; digital economy; twin transition; performance; resilience

Governance and Financing Behavior in Emerging Markets

edited by

Olivier Colot

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

Keywords: corporate governance; capital structure; debt financing; emerging markets; board characteristics; institutional environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance

edited by

Shumi Akhtar

submission deadline 1 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1463 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); corporate governance; ESG risk; sustainability; stakeholder engagement

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

Market Liquidity, Fintech Innovation, and Risk Management Practices

edited by William Forbres,

Ann-Ngoc Nguyen

and Xuan Minh Thuy Nguyen

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 18578 | Submission Open

Keywords: market liquidity; fintech innovations; risk management; financial technology; algorithmic trading; blockchain; cryptocurrency markets; high-frequency trading; liquidity risk; systemic risk; quantitative finance; automated trading; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); financial regulation; market volatility; financial stability; behavioral finance; digital assets; financial market microstructure

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

Synergizing Accounting Practices and Tax Governance

edited by

Lidija Hauptman

, Ivana Pavić and

Berislav Žmuk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3921 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial accounting; tax accounting; sustainability accounting; tax governance; tax management; tax administration; tax environment; tax auditing; use of AI in accounting; reporting

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

Applied Public Finance and Fiscal Analysis

edited by

Andrey Zahariev

and

Borislav Dimitrov Borisov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2186 | 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)

Green Finance and Corporate Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Lewis Liu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1732 | 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)

Quantitative Methods for Financial Derivatives and Markets

edited by

Michael J. Tomas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1332 | 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 1167 | 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 599 | 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)

Investment Strategies and Market Dynamics

edited by Wayne Y. Lee and Craig G. Rennie

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: investments; risk; financial markets; market dynamics

(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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10300 | 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)

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

edited by