Journal of Risk and Financial Management

Advanced Methods in AI-Driven Portfolio Optimization and Financial Risk Management

edited by Florentin Serban

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | 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)

Sustainable Finance and Capital Market

edited by Stella Suljić Nikolaj and Bojana Olgić Draženović

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 355 | Submission Open

Keywords: ESG; sustainable financial instruments; regulation; social responsibility

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

Quantitative Finance in the Era of Big Data and AI

edited by

Ruipeng Liu

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 254 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Transforming Business and Finance Across Different Sectors

edited by

Shumi Akhtar

and Farida Akhtar

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); digital disruption; financial innovation; advanced technology

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

AI Investing and Portfolio Management

edited by

Hsiu-lang Chen

and Linh H. Nguyen

submission deadline 12 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 246 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI investing; machine learning; portfolio management

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

Monetary Policy and Debt

edited by

Marco Di Pietro

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

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

Linkage Between Energy and Financial Markets

edited by

Sunghee Choi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 23 | 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)

Finance and Accounting in Times of Global Uncertainty: ESG, SDGs, and Digital Disruption

edited by

Enkeleda Lulaj

and

Antonio Mínguez-Vera

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1283 | 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)

Corporate Finance: Financial Management of the Firm

edited by

Rebecca Abraham

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29256 | Submission Open

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

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

Innovations and Challenges in Management Accounting

edited by

Davood Askarany

, Hassan Yazdifar and Youngsik Kwak

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16931 | 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)

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 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 16900 | 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)

Advances in Financial and Hospitality Management Accounting

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14518 | 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)

Emerging Issues in Economics, Finance and Business—2nd Edition

edited by M. Veysel Kaya

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11066 | Submission Open

Keywords: economics; business; management; finance; banking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Recent Developments in Finance and Economic Growth

edited by

Bibhudutta Panda

and Badri Narayan Rath

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10437 | 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 Accounting

edited by

Justin Y. Jin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9310 | Submission Open

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

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

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 9281 | 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)

Econometrics of Financial Models and Market Microstructure

edited by

David Allen

and

Shelton Peiris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9028 | 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)

Bridging Financial Integrity and Sustainability

edited by Antonios Persakis and Ra’fat Jallad

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8593 | 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)

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 7974 | 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)

Emerging Trends and Innovations in Corporate Finance and Governance

edited by

Ştefan Cristian Gherghina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 4989 | 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)

Emerging Trends in International Macroeconomics: Insights and Challenges

edited by

Edoardo Beretta

and Sergio Rossi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3902 | 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)

Firms’ Behavior, Productivity and Economics of Innovation II

edited by

Zhanna Mingaleva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3511 | Submission Open

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3430 | 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)

Financial Markets and Institutions and Financial Crises

edited by Saktinil Roy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2885 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Advanced Studies in Empirical Macroeconomics and Finance

edited by Chaoyi Chen and Gabor Neszveda

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2117 | Submission Open

Keywords: economic growth; debt; financial market; green finance; energy finance; climate finance; monetary policy; fiscal policy; forecasting; uncertainty; risk management; housing market; inequality

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

Sustainable Business Model for Micro Finance Institutions

edited by

Asma Mobarek

and M. Emranul Haque

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1907 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfinance; sustainable business model; MFIs

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

Disclosure and Accountability in Islamic Banking

edited by Umair Riaz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1690 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Financial Modeling and Innovation

edited by Bill Hu, Joon Ho Hwang and Ying Johnson

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1179 | 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)

Featured Papers in Mathematics and Finance, 2nd Edition

edited by W. Brent Lindquist and

Svetlozar (Zari) Rachev

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1138 | 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)

ESG and Sustainability Finance: Addressing Climate Change and Climate Risk

edited by

Zifeng Feng

and

Mingzhi Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 657 | 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

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

Mutual Fund Performance

edited by

Kainan Wang

and Chang Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 477 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Finance and Economy

edited by

Ahmet Faruk Aysan

, Dursun Delen,

Hasan Dinçer

and Selim Zaim

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; financial markets; risk management; algorithmic trading; credit scoring; machine learning; fraud detection; regulatory frameworks; ethical AI and responsible AI; systemic risk; AI and its applications; AI governance; AI and ethics; policymaking and AI; AI and banking; AI and future; sentiment analysis; AI; data centers; and energy; AI and data analytics; AI in management and strategy

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

Carbon Accounting, Climate Reporting, and Sustainable Finance

edited by

Le Luo

and Qingliang Tang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon accounting; international accounting; environmental strategy; corporate governance

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

Research on Market Microstructure and Asset Pricing

edited by

Daniel Chai

and Xin Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 401 | 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)

Insurance and Banking Industry in a New Era. Going through Overlapping Crises

edited by

Ingrid-Mihaela Dragotă

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: solutions for the survival and growth of life and non-life insurance sector in post-COVID-19 pandemic; banks and insurance companies; the importance of ESG standards for future development of non-life insurance sector; the impact of macroeconomic factors on the development of the insurance market in unstable environment; diversity challenges for banking and insurance industries

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

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

edited by

Thanasis Stengos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 321 | 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)

Financial Accounting and Data Analytics

edited by

Valentin Burcă

and Ovidiu Constantin Bunget

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 318 | 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)

Entrepreneurial Finance and Emerging Technologies

edited by C.S. Richard Chan and

Manoj Mahajan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 237 | Submission Open

Keywords: entrepreneurial finance; emerging technologies; regulation; ethics

Econometrics on Economic Dynamics and Financial Markets

edited by

Evgenia Anastasiou

and Dimitrios Karkanis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 177 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 155 | 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)

Investment Strategies and Market Dynamics

edited by Wayne Y. Lee and Craig G. Rennie

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: investments; risk; financial markets; market dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Financial Markets)

Digital Finance and Economic Transformation in the New Era

edited by

Christopher Gan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

Keywords: e-commerce; digital finance; green finance; sustainability; FinTech; digital economy; circular economy

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

AI Applications in Financial Markets and Computational Finance

edited by

Wei Li

and

Ninghui Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 78 | 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 72 | 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)

Family Firm Investment and Innovation

edited by

Norma Juma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: family firm innovation; open innovation; digital transformation; technology adoption; eco-innovation; sustainable investment; family governance; human capital

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

Modelling for Positive Change: Economics and Finance

edited by

Chia-Lin Chang

, Felix Chan and

Linh Ho

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 51 | 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)

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

edited by

Tchai Tavor

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 37 | 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 820 | 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)

Tax Avoidance and Earnings Management

edited by Hyun A. Hong

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2730 | Submission Open

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

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

Financial Inclusion Strategies: Emerging Trends and Global Perspectives

edited by

Sanjeev Acharya

and Max Yap

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2631 | 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)

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