What to Look for When Choosing a Journal
Before submitting your research, evaluate journals on these key criteria:
- Scope alignment — confirm the journal covers your finance discipline or sub-field
- Indexing — Google Scholar, CrossRef DOI, and finance research databases
- Peer review speed — prioritise journals with 2–4 week review timelines
- Open access — maximise reach to practitioners, regulators, and policy analysts
- APC transparency — clear, affordable, and no hidden publication fees
- Editorial board expertise — finance academics and industry specialists in your area
Recommended Journals — Cluster 7: Finance, Accounting & Economics
All journals below are published by Keith Publications — open access, peer-reviewed, and indexed for global discoverability.
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Journal of Financial Economics and Management
(JFEM)
Financial economics, corporate finance, investment management, financial markets, monetary policy, and the economics of financial systems and institutions.
Financial Economics Corporate Finance Investment Management Financial Markets -
Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting
(JAFR)
Financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, corporate governance, financial reporting standards, and the intersection of accounting with regulation and public policy.
Financial Accounting Auditing Corporate Governance Financial Reporting -
International Journal of Banking and Financial Services
(IJBFS)
Banking systems, financial services regulation, fintech, digital banking, risk management, financial inclusion, and the stability of global financial institutions.
Banking Systems Financial Services Fintech Risk Management -
Economics and Social Policy Research Journal
(ESPRJ)
Applied economics, development economics, fiscal and monetary policy, social policy evaluation, labour economics, and the economics of welfare, health, and education.
Applied Economics Development Economics Fiscal Policy Social Policy
Fast Publication: All Keith Publications journals complete initial review within 2–5 business days and full peer review within 2–4 weeks. Articles are published online within 5–10 days of acceptance — making us one of the fastest open access publishers in finance, accounting, and economics.
Why Publish in a Finance Journal?
Finance research drives understanding of capital markets, corporate decision-making, risk management, and macroeconomic policy — with direct implications for investors, regulators, and policymakers. Publishing in a credible, peer-reviewed finance journal validates your methodology, contributes to the scholarly record, and ensures your findings reach academics, practitioners, and regulators who can act on them. Open access publication is especially valuable in finance, where research from developing markets often faces paywall barriers that limit global dissemination.
Types of Finance Research Accepted
Keith Publications finance journals accept original research articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, empirical studies using primary and secondary data, theoretical modelling papers, case studies, technical notes, and policy analysis papers. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods research are all welcome. Whether your work examines stock market behaviour, corporate capital structure, banking regulation, cryptocurrency markets, or development finance, Keith Publications has a journal aligned with your research.
Tips to Maximise Your Acceptance Chances
- Align your topic with the journal's scope — confirm your research fits the journal's finance, accounting, or economics focus area.
- Establish clear research questions — finance and economics editors expect precise, testable hypotheses or well-defined research questions.
- Address endogeneity and identification — be explicit about your causal identification strategy and its limitations.
- Use appropriate data and methodology — match your econometric or quantitative methods to your research question and data structure.
- Follow formatting guidelines exactly — non-compliant manuscripts are often desk-rejected without review.
- State practical and policy implications — explain how your findings inform investors, regulators, policymakers, or practitioners.
- Ensure robust robustness checks — include alternative specifications, subsample analyses, and placebo tests to strengthen your empirical claims.
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