What to Look for When Choosing a Journal
Before submitting your research, evaluate journals on these key criteria:
- Policy relevance — research with direct implications for government economic decision-making
- Empirical rigour — econometric evaluations of policy effectiveness with causal identification
- Open access to reach policymakers, central bankers, and development economists
- Fast review for policy research tied to active reform and budget cycles
- International and comparative scope — cross-country policy evaluations
- Development economics focus — research on emerging markets and low-income countries
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.
Core Research Areas in Economic Policy Studies
Keith Publications economic policy journals accept research on: fiscal policy effectiveness — government spending multipliers, tax incidence, and public debt sustainability; monetary policy — interest rate policy, quantitative easing, inflation targeting, and central bank communication; trade policy — tariff impacts, regional trade agreements, and trade war economic consequences; labour market policy — minimum wage effects, unemployment insurance, and active labour market programmes; social protection — social assistance effectiveness, conditional cash transfer evaluations, and pension reform; industrial and competition policy; climate change economics and carbon pricing; digital economy regulation; and economic policy in developing countries and emerging markets.
Economic Policy Research and Global Development
Economic policy research is especially important in developing countries, where evidence-based policy design can mean the difference between sustainable development and repeated economic crisis. Keith Publications Economics and Social Policy Research Journal (ESPRJ) actively prioritises research on economic policy challenges in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East — regions often underrepresented in leading economics journals. Open access publication ensures this research reaches the policymakers, development agencies, and civil society organisations in these regions where it is most needed.
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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