What to Look for When Choosing a Journal
Before submitting your research, evaluate journals on these key criteria:
- International scope — trade, exchange rates, open economy macroeconomics, and global finance
- Policy relevance — research informing WTO, IMF, World Bank, and national trade policy
- Open access for reach to international trade economists, WTO researchers, and policymakers
- Fast review for time-sensitive international economics research
- Acceptance of global value chain, supply chain, and trade network research
- Coverage of emerging market and developing country trade and currency research
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 International Economics
Keith Publications international economics journals accept research on: international trade theory — comparative advantage, new trade theory, and trade with heterogeneous firms; trade policy — tariffs, quotas, trade agreements, and the WTO dispute settlement system; exchange rate determination — purchasing power parity, uncovered interest parity, and currency crises; international capital flows — foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, and sudden stops; global value chains — trade in intermediate goods, offshoring, and supply chain resilience; international monetary systems — reserve currencies, SDRs, and the global financial safety net; trade and development — export-led growth and trade as an engine of development; and the economics of regional integration — EU, ASEAN, AfCFTA, and other regional blocs.
International Economics in the Age of Deglobalisation
The hyper-globalisation era of 1990–2020 is giving way to a more fragmented, regionalised global economy — driven by US-China strategic competition, pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, and growing political resistance to the distributional consequences of globalisation. Research on deglobalisation, friendshoring, supply chain reshoring, the economics of geopolitical trade blocs, and the implications of geoeconomics for international trade and investment is urgently needed and welcomed at Keith Publications international economics journals.
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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