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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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Financial and Sustainability Reporting in a Digital Era, 2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1702 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial accounting; sustainability development goals; corporate social responsibility; digitalisation in accounting; gender and diversity; challenges for accounting; challenges for information actors; risk and assurance of financial and non-financial reporting; financial reporting standards; sustainability reporting standards; accounting information systems; digital transformation; accounting management and control; financial and non-financial reporting quality; corporate governance; organization innovation; artificial intelligence; ethics in business and accounting; green accounting; sustainable finance; sustainability and relational architecture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
Sustainable Production: Finance, Technology, and Institutional Quality
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1354 | Submission Open
Keywords: capital mobility and factor market; technology; FDI; and development; FDI and inequality; sustainable finance; credit market imperfection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
Advancing Research in International Finance
edited by Kirill Shakhnov
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 951 | 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)
Financial Inclusion Strategies: Emerging Trends and Global Perspectives
edited by and Max Yap
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 520 | 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)
ESG and Sustainability Finance: Addressing Climate Change and Climate Risk
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental; social; and governance ESG; performance ESG; disclosure ESG; payoff financial stability and ESG; sustainability; sustainable investing; corporate sustainability; green finance; greenwashing; climate change; climate risk; natural disasters
Globalisation, Entrepreneurship, and Emerging Economies
edited by Palto Datta
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 471 | Submission Open
Keywords: globalisation; entrepreneurship and emerging economies; entrepreneurship and supply chain management; globalisation and emerging economies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)
Modern Enterprises/E-Commerce Logistics and Supply Chain Management
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 391 | Submission Open
Keywords: inventory management; supply chain; risk management and mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
Culture and Finance
edited by and Zheyao (Terry) Pan
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 259 | Submission Open
Keywords: national culture; corporate culture; culture and ethic; culture and technology; measuring culture; organizational behavior; economic outcome; post-pandemic
(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)
Global Perspectives on Loan Debt Issues and Risks
edited by and Blain Pearson
submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7431 | 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)
Borrowers’ Behavior in Financial Decision-Making submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6703 | 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)
Financial Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1839 | 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)
Accounting Ethics and Financial Management
edited by Mark A. McKnight and Andrew T. Dill
submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1018 | Submission Open
Keywords: accounting ethics; financial reporting integrity; fraud; corporate governance; risk management; earnings management; ethical decision making; regulatory compliance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)
Intersection of Investment and FinTech
edited by Jinghua Wang, Geoffrey Ngene and Yan Shi
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 996 | Submission Open
Keywords: FinTech; machine learning; AI; cryptocurrency; price behavior
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Machine Learning Applications in Finance, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 22573 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; blockchain; big data; cryptocurrencies; cyber security; data analytics; data mining; deep learning; electronic data interchange (EDI); e-learning; internet security; internet of things; mobile applications; mobile learning; neural networks; fuzzy logic; expert systems; security; sentiment analysis; support vector machines; web services and performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Judgment and Decision-Making Research in Auditing
edited by Lawrence Chui and Byron Pike
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 20728 | Submission Open
Keywords: auditing; judgment and decision making; audit quality; auditor performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)
Advances in Macroeconomics and Financial Markets
edited by , Zihuang Huang, Kaifeng Li and Xinhui Yang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17459 | Submission Open
Keywords: asset pricing; corporate finance; financial engineering; financial markets; fintech; macroeconomics; risk management; uncertainties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Finance, Risk and Sustainable Development submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15257 | Submission Open
Keywords: finance; climate change; sustainable finance; Sustainable Development Goals; CSR
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
Financial Reporting and Auditing
edited by Hua Christine Xin and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13592 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial reporting; financial accounting; auditing; forensic accounting; accounting information systems; management accounting; social and environmental reporting; taxation; governmental accounting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)
Monetary Policy in a Globalized World
edited by Lei Pan
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5202 | 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)
Sustainability and CSR in Financial Management: Strategies and Risk Implications
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4993 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; corporate social responsibility (CSR); financial management; financial risk; sustainable finance; risk assessment and management; sustainable investment; socially responsible investing (SRI); ESG (environmental; social; and governance) criteria; sustainable development; financial performance; green finance; ethical investing; impact investing; climate risk; corporate governance; environmental risk management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
The Future of Sustainable Finance: Digital and Circular Synergies
edited by , , Nedal Sawan and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3495 | 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)
Financial Innovations and Derivatives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2492 | Submission Open
Keywords: specialty ETFs (any ETFs not tied to commonly known indices); exchange trade notes (ETNs); leveraged ETNs; target date funds; robot advisor/robot-managed funds
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Corporate Dividend Payout Policy
edited by Bin Chang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1370 | Submission Open
Keywords: dividends; stock repurchases; corporate payout policies; agency theories; information asymmetry; institutional context; corporate governance; investor sentiment; behavioral finance; tax
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
E-Commerce and Fintech
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 606 | 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)
Market Liquidity, Fintech Innovation, and Risk Management Practices
edited by William Forbres, and Xuan Minh Thuy Nguyen
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3157 | 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)
Theoretical Econometrics and Applied Econometrics
edited by Qiankun Zhou and Thomas Tao Yang
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 1392 | Submission Open
Keywords: theoretical econometrics; applied econometrics; cross-sectional econometrics; time-series econometrics; panel data econometrics; non-/semi-parametrics; estimation and testing; forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Entrepreneurship Environment, Labour Market and Financial Risks Management submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 477 | 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)
Investment Data Science with Generative AI submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 297 | 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)
Entrepreneurial Finance and Emerging Technologies
edited by C.S. Richard Chan and
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: entrepreneurial finance; emerging technologies; regulation; ethics
Real Estate Finance and Risk Management
edited by
submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 139 | 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)
Politics and Financial Markets submission deadline 12 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 104 | 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)
Navigating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Narrative Disclosure Approach
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9847 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable development goals (SDGs); textual analysis; narrative disclosure; natural language processing (NLP); sustainable business practices; SDG evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
Sustainable Finance Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7122 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable finance; ESG; sustainability reporting; cost– benefit of sustainable approaches; ESG indices; sustainable practices; investment decision and sustainability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
Financial Reporting Quality and Capital Markets Efficiency
edited by Sami Keskek and Abdullah Kumas
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 749 | 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)
Risk Management and Return Predictability in Global Markets
edited by C. Mitchell Conover and Gerhard Hambusch
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 688 | 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)
Role of Financial Education, Capital Markets and Digital Finance
edited by , and Emran Mohammadi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 633 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial and capital market development; financial education; financial literacy; education and curriculum design; financial technology and digital finance; sustainability of financial sector operations; financial risk management analysis; financial mathematics and theoretical analysis; quantitative and qualitative methods of finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
ESG Investments and Risks: Corporate, Financial Institutions and Public Policies
edited by and Gianluca Gucciardi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: investor behavior and sustainable finance; ESG and CSR; traditional and innovative financial instruments and tools; ESG factors’ integration into risk management; the role of public policies in promoting sustainable practices; business strategies and sustainability; impact investing and financing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)
AI Entrepreneurship: New Paradigms in Managing Innovation, Financial Risk, and Ethics
edited by and Ayesha Khatun
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open
Keywords: AI entrepreneurship; financial risk management; business ethics; innovation; venture finance; technological disruption; responsible AI
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Understanding Financial and Non-Financial Risk
edited by Klaus Schäfer, Huong Dang and Andreas Höfer
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 313 | 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)
Public Budgeting and Finance
edited by Rahul Pathak
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 185 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial management; budgeting; public finance; budget reform; debt management
Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: corporate social responsibility (CSR); corporate governance; ESG risk; sustainability; stakeholder engagement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Economics and Finance)
Maximizing Sustainable Performance: AI & FinTech-Driven Innovation Strategies
edited by , Hala Zaidan and Khalil Nimer
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 70 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk; financial management; FinTech; artificial intelligence (AI); governance; sustainable finance risk management strategies; risk analysis; corporate finance; financial inclusion AI-driven decision-making; accounting; transparency; accountability; tax compliance; auditing; credit risk; business innovation; emerging technologies; environmental; social; and governance transparency; sustainable development goals; corporate disclosure; sustainable performance; sustainability; green strategic investment; investment techniques; Industry 4.0; firm performance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
The Road towards the Future: Fintech, AI, and Cryptocurrencies
edited by Anna Maria D'Arcangelis and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open
Keywords: fintech; AI; cryptocurrency; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Corporate Finance and ESG: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Business
edited by Yuanyuan Hu
submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 53 | 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)
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies: Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Resilience and Finance
edited by Victor Udeozor and Oyedele Ogundana
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: entrepreneurial ecosystems; entrepreneurial resilience; entrepreneurship education; entrepreneurial finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Business and Entrepreneurship)
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and Green Finance
edited by
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12197 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental; social; and governance (ESG); corporate social responsibility (CSR); sustainability; green finance; corporate citizenship; corporate governance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Sustainability and Finance)
The New Horizons of Global Financial Literacy submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 14723 | Submission Open
Keywords: behavioral economics; cryptocurrency; debt; digital financial literacy; entrepreneurship and financial literacy; finance; financial behavior; financial distress; financial education; financial fragility; financial inclusion; financial literacy; financial literacy using artificial intelligence; financial planning; financial resilience; financial technology; financial wellbeing; fraud detection using artificial intelligence; household finance; household saving; individual investors; investment decision-making; investment decisions; investment experience; measuring financial literacy; pension; psychosocial aspects of financial literacy; retirement; retirement income adequacy; social and cultural impact of financial literacy; technology and finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Risk Management in Capital Markets
edited by Abdullahi Dahir Ahmed
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14314 | Submission Open
Keywords: financial market linkages; risk management and regulatory reforms; risk connectedness and economic policy uncertainty; equity capital dynamics; volatility management; return and volatility spillover; price discovery process; funding/lending in today’ s volatile markets; risk and social connectedness; stock price volatility connectedness; financial product innovation; capital mobility and investment opportunities; capital market integration; financial risk management; intermediation and monetary policy challenges
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)
Machine Learning Based Risk Management in Finance and Insurance
edited by Mohamed Chaouch and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 12888 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantitative risk management; financial risk; insurance risk; machine learning; statistical modeling; portfolio optimization; credit risk modeling; insurance pricing; catastrophe modeling; systemic risk; predictive analytics; deep learning; ensemble methods; reinforcement learning; fraud detection; algorithmic trading; model interpretability; regulatory compliance; high-dimensional data; model robustness; risk mitigation; ethical AI in finance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
Innovations in Accounting Practices
edited by Yi Liu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5215 | Submission Open
Keywords: accounting; auditing; taxation; corporate governance; ESG
(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Technology and Innovation)
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