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Journal of Risk and Financial Management publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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The Role of Financial Literacy in Modern Finance
edited by Minxing Sun and Maryna Murdock
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8750 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial literacy; financial education; individual and household decision-making; corporate and institution financial well-being; market behavior; overall functioning of economies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)
InsurTech Development and Insurance Inclusion
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8702 | 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)
AI and Emerging Technologies in Governance, Risk and Earnings Management
edited by Awad Elsayed Ibrahim, and Jia Liu
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8038 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate governance; earnings management; risk management; AI; emerging technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Emerging Trends in Global Trade and Policy Dynamics
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4669 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2722 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 713 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 633 | 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 231 | Submission Open
Keywords: ownership; corporate governance; financial disclosure
Peer Effects in Financial Reporting and Capital Markets
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 176 | 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 166 | 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 submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 113 | 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 91 | 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 submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 20716 | 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 , and H. Swint Friday
submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 174 | 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 , , Nedal Sawan and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 27544 | 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 , Dario Salerno and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 22258 | 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 6750 | 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 submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1939 | 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 and Babajide Oyewo
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | 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)
Empirical Finance and Regional Economic Development
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open
Keywords: regional economic development; market integration; spillover of shocks
New Perspectives in Public Finance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 305 | 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 257 | 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 189 | 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)
Shaping the Future of Accounting submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 151 | 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)
Bridging Financial Integrity and Sustainability
edited by Antonios Persakis and Ra’fat Jallad
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 32003 | 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 and Blain Pearson
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13067 | 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
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 750 | 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 submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 16 articles | Viewed by 51939 | 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 submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 35277 | 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 25523 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 20436 | 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
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10556 | 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 , Vivek K. Pandey and Hongxia Wang
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6362 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1442 | 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 and Ovidiu Constantin Bunget
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 466 | 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)
Portfolio Choice and Asset Allocation
edited by Valentyn Khokhlov and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 250 | 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)
E-Commerce Finance: Technologies, Models, and the Future of Digital Payment submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 209 | 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)
AI and Sustainable Growth in Economics and Finance: Global Trends and Challenges
edited by , , Stylianos Xanthopoulos and Charalampos Basdekis
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 46136 | 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)
Risk Management and Return Predictability in Global Markets
edited by C. Mitchell Conover and Gerhard Hambusch
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 15199 | Submission Open
Keywords: return patterns; market anomalies; global stock returns; diversification; hedging strategies; risk management; financial markets; portfolio optimization; and policy and global markets
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Advancing Research in International Finance
edited by Kirill Shakhnov
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9051 | Submission Open
Keywords: international finance; financial crises; sovereign debt; cross-border investment; emerging markets; exchange rates; trade finance; cryptocurrencies; blockchain; ESG in finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Advanced Methods in AI-Driven Portfolio Optimization and Financial Risk Management
edited by Florentin Serban
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7779 | Submission Open
Keywords: portfolio optimization; artificial intelligence in finance; entropy-based models; fuzzy and interval analysis; risk management; corporate finance regulations; hybrid computational methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Financial Risk and Technological Innovation
edited by Hassan Anjum Butt and Brian Nichols
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1267 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial risk; technology innovation; FinTech; cybersecurity; artificial intelligence; machine learning; blockchain; decentralized finance; regulatory technology; risk management; algorithmic bias; data analytics; ethical implications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Financial Resilience in Turbulent Times
edited by Jane Binner, , , Adrian R. Fleissig, Logan Kelly, John Fry, Rakesh Bissoondeeal and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 881 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk and the financial system; risk measurement and model formulation; macroeconomic risk; financial crises; climate finance risk; risk and the green transition; machine learning and risk; revealed preference risk; risk and uncertainty; risk and financial stability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Modelling for Positive Change: Economics and Finance
edited by , Felix Chan and
submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; computational finance; risk prediction; ESG strategies; climate finance; FinTech; sustainability; economic policy modelling; tourism economics; digital trade; supply chain; resilience; innovation; textual analysis; uncertainty
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)
Sustainable Finance and Technological Innovation: Pathways to a Resilient Future submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 644 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable finance; technological innovation; financial resilience; green investment; FinTech; artificial intelligence; big data analytics; ESG; digital transformation; climate finance; risk management
Exchange Rate Efficiency and Theories and AI Implications
edited by , Alexandros Panayides, , Demetri Tsanacas and
submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: exchange rates; foreign exchange; money; monetary policy; fiscal policy; efficiency; technical; interest parity theory; international Fisher effect; asset view of exchange rate determination; monetary approach to exchange rate determination; traditional/Keynesian approach to exchange rate determination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Innovations and Challenges in Management Accounting
edited by , Hassan Yazdifar and Youngsik Kwak
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 84643 | 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)
Accounting, Auditing, and Reporting Quality: Challenges Under Uncertainty Conditions
edited by , and Rūta Klimaitienė
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 14131 | Submission Open
Keywords: accounting quality; auditing quality; reporting quality; auditing practices; reporting transparency; financial uncertainty; regulatory compliance; digital transformation in accounting; artificial intelligence in auditing; sustainable financial reporting; global economic volatility; non-financial reporting; information assurance; earnings management; information quality
(This special issue belongs to the Section Banking and Finance)
Emerging Trends in International Macroeconomics: Insights and Challenges
edited by and Sergio Rossi
submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6556 | Submission Open
Keywords: CBDCs; cryptocurrencies and the tokenization of assets; consumer-price inflation versus asset-price inflation; economic and financial crises; global value chains; (inter)national macroeconomics; international monetary order; money and payment systems; sovereign and corporate debt; income and wealth distribution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)
Finance and Accounting in Times of Global Uncertainty: ESG, SDGs, and Digital Disruption submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5480 | Submission Open
Keywords: finance; accounting; ESG (Environmental; Social; Governance); sustainability; SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals); digital disruption; financial reporting; corporate finance; managerial accounting; tax accounting; fintech; blockchain; AI in finance; green finance; risk management; sustainable investments; transparency; economic resilience; digital transformation; fiscal policy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
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