Journal of Risk and Financial Management

Emerging Trends and Innovations in Corporate Finance and Governance

edited by

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 28 articles | Viewed by 88593 | 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 46028 | 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 | 7 articles | Viewed by 34184 | 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)

Research on Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting

edited by

Omer Unsal

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 20341 | 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 8927 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5183 | 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)

Portfolio Choice and Asset Allocation

edited by Valentyn Khokhlov and

Roy H. Kwon

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | 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

edited by

Razvan Dina

and

Irina Albastroiu Nastase

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1061 | 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)

Financial Accounting and Data Analytics

edited by

Valentin Burcă

and Ovidiu Constantin Bunget

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 655 | 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)

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 | 9 articles | Viewed by 60509 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 20584 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15053 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13613 | 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 Resilience in Turbulent Times

edited by Jane Binner,

William A. Barnett

,

James L. Swofford

, Adrian R. Fleissig, Logan Kelly, John Fry, Rakesh Bissoondeeal and

Jonathan A. Tepper

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1858 | 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

Chia-Lin Chang

, Felix Chan and

Linh Ho

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1630 | 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

edited by

Rohit Bansal

and

Elahe Hosseini

submission deadline 1 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 934 | 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

John Malindretos

, Alexandros Panayides,

Theodoros Stamatopoulos

, Demetri Tsanacas and

Augustine Chuck Arize

submission deadline 26 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 466 | 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

Davood Askarany

, Hassan Yazdifar and Youngsik Kwak

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 114454 | 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

Kristina Rudžionienė

,

Rasa Kanapickiene

and Rūta Klimaitienė

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 23323 | 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)

Mobile Payments and Financial Services in the Digital Economy

edited by Long Pham

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 15311 | 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)

Emerging Trends in International Macroeconomics: Insights and Challenges

edited by

Edoardo Beretta

and Sergio Rossi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 12246 | 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

edited by

Enkeleda Lulaj

and

Antonio Mínguez-Vera

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10550 | 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)

Investment Strategies and Market Dynamics

edited by Wayne Y. Lee and Craig G. Rennie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6098 | Submission Open

Keywords: investments; risk; financial markets; market dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Politics and Financial Markets

edited by

Ralph Sonenshine

and

Doron Nisani

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4417 | 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)

Advancing Corporate Valuation: Integrating Risk and Uncertainty

edited by Werner Gleißner

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3229 | 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)

Understanding Financial and Non-Financial Risk

edited by Klaus Schäfer, Huong Dang and Andreas Höfer

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2236 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk management process; market risk; credit risk; liquidity risk; model risk; ESG risk; climate risk; operational risk; IT risk; cyber risk; systemic risk; risk culture; risk appetite; regulations of financial institutions

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

Linkage Between Energy and Financial Markets

edited by

Sunghee Choi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2113 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy markets; financial markets; risk transmission; hedging strategies; market linkages; volatility spillovers; international finance; corporate finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy and Environment: Economics, Finance and Policy)

Corporate Governance and Disclosure Integrity: New Frontiers in Earnings Management Research

edited by

Daiva Tamulevičienė

,

Rasa Subaciene

and

Ramunė Budrionytė

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1573 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate governance; earnings management; accrual-based earnings management; real earnings management; audit quality; ownership structure; executive compensation; ESG and financial reporting; institutional and regulatory frameworks; governance failures; financial statement transparency; sustainability and ethical governance; cross-country corporate governance; financial reporting quality

Corporate Governance in Emerging Markets

edited by Yusuf Karbhari and

Xin Yang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1540 | Submission Open

Keywords: corporate governance; emerging markets; board composition; ESG and sustainability; corporate finance; digital governance; responsible AI governance

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

Financial Institutions: Innovation, Regulation, and Financial Stability

edited by

Yanfei Sun

, David Olegario Peón and

Yinan Ni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1340 | Submission Open

Keywords: banking; fintech; digital banking; financial regulation; prudential supervision; financial stability; financial institutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Supply Chain Finance and Management

edited by

Nikolaos T. Giannakopoulos

and

Dimitrios K. Nasiopoulos

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: FinTech; supply chain; finance; administration; advertising; marketing; digital marketing; supply chain management; innovation; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); management information systems (MIS); crisis management

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

Commodity Price Risk and Corporate Valuation

edited by Marius Sikveland

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 924 | Submission Open

Keywords: commodity prices; corporate valuation; price risk; hedging; financial performance; risk management; price forecasting; investment decisions; volatility

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

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 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 530 | Submission Open

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

The Accounting Revolution: Redefining Standards, Sustainability and Accountability

edited by

Antonella Russo

, Aleksandar Stojanovic, Lorenzo Neri and Teresa Izzo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: accounting; sustainability reporting; esg disclosure; ifrs standards; integrated reporting; non-financial reporting; corporate accountability; governance transparency; management accounting; data-driven accounting; ethical accounting; accounting education

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

Advancing Rational Finance Through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

edited by

Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev

and W. Brent Lindquist

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: rational finance; post-modern portfolio theory (PMPT); dynamic asset pricing; financial econometrics; artificial intelligence in finance; machine learning applications; high-dimensional portfolio optimization; forecasting financial markets; derivatives pricing; intelligent algorithms; deep learning in finance; explainable AI (XAI)

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

Market Microstructure and Digital Disruption

edited by Priyantha Mudalige and

Damien Wallace

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: information asymmetry; beliefs dispersion; liquidity; volatility; bid-ask spread; price discovery; informed trading; retail and institutional trading; sentiment; investor behaviour; market manipulation; insider trading; market efficiency; digital finance; fintech innovations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Algorithmic Trading, Forecasting, and Market Liquidity

edited by Raju Chinthalapati and

Buhong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: algorithmic trading; market liquidity and resilience; forecasting (returns; volatility; order flow; liquidity); predictive modelling and signal discovery; limit order book (LOB) dynamics; optimal execution and Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA); market impact and execution-cost forecasting; algorithmic market making and inventory risk; high-frequency trading (HFT); hawkes processes and point-process models; reinforcement learning and stochastic control; machine learning and deep learning in microstructure; representation learning and causal inference; liquidity fragmentation and dark pools; latency; colocation and venue selection; crypto/DeFi microstructure and automated market makers (AMMs); stablecoins; liquidity spirals and MEV/oracle risks; market integrity; manipulation detection and surveillance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

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

edited by

Tchai Tavor

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 298 | 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)

Sustainable Finance, Public Risk, and Energy Transition in Africa

edited by

Sana Ben Abdallah

and

Dhafer Saïdane

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable finance; energy transition; public finance; green bonds; ESG reporting; climate risk

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

Financial Inclusion Strategies: Emerging Trends and Global Perspectives

edited by

Sanjeev Acharya

and Max Yap

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 38398 | 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)

The Future of Money: Central Bank Digital Currencies, Cryptocurrencies and Stablecoins, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ramona Rupeika-Apoga

, Cristian Tiu and

Ole Jakob Bergfjord

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 26063 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital currency; virtual currency; Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs); cryptocurrencies; stablecoins; blockchain; fiat currency; open virtual currency; closed virtual currency; initial coin offering; digital wallets; custody costs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Currencies)

Advances in Financial Modeling and Innovation

edited by Bill Hu, Joon Ho Hwang and Ying Johnson

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9216 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial modeling; compliance modeling; retirement modeling; project finance; risk management; financial forecasting; artificial intelligence; data science; Python; Excel

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

Political Risk Management in Financial Markets

edited by Sebastian M. Saiegh

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6122 | Submission Open

Keywords: political risk; asset pricing; financial markets; policy uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Financial Analysis, Corporate Governance, and Firm Performance in Global Markets

edited by Heather Montgomery and

Dachen Sheng

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 892 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial analysis; firm performance; capital structure; liquidity and financial constraints; risk management; corporate governance; financial markets; international finance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Corporate Financial Crises and Fraud Detection: 2nd Edition

edited by Larry Crumbley and

Dimitrios Koutmos

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: financial and accounting misconduct; financial statement analysis tools for fraud detection and/or manipulation; fraud detection using qualitative and/or quantitative methods; machine learning and ai as tools in financial accounting for fraud mitigation

Sustainable Finance: Navigating the Path to a Greener Future

edited by

Rashedul Hasan

and Mohammad Dulal Miah

submission deadline 30 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6646 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable finance; renewable energy; carbon neutrality; carbon emission; green bond; ESG; SDS; CSR; green finance

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

Innovations in Accounting Practices

edited by Yi Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 36553 | Submission Open

Keywords: accounting; auditing; taxation; corporate governance; ESG

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

The Role of AI in Elevating Accounting and Financial Reporting Quality

edited by Hany Elbardan, Hassan Yazdifar, Moataz Moamen Elmassri and Mayada Abd El Aziz Youssef

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 22763 | Submission Open

Keywords: accounting information systems; artificial intelligence; financial reporting quality; accounting technology; impact of AI on the accounting profession; fraud detection and prevention; continuous monitoring; blockchain in accounting; ethics of AI in accounting; automation in accounting; audit analytics; automated financial statement analysis; blockchain in accounting; transparency and accountability; information technology in accounting and finance; explainable AI in accounting; governance of AI in accounting and finance; machine learning and accounting information; accounting data analytics

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

Fintech, Digital Finance, and Socio-Cultural Factors

edited by Mandella Osei-Assibey Bonsu and Yongsheng Guo

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 21024 | Submission Open

Keywords: fintech; digital finance; socio-cultural factors; financial inclusion; risk management; regulatory frameworks; cultural norms; digital currencies; financial innovation; societal values

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

Machine Learning, Economic Forecasting, and Financial Markets

edited by SeyedSoroosh Azizi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 20518 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic forecasting; financial markets; macroeconomic indicators; stock market performance; exchange rates; technological advancements; financial market trends

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

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