What to Look for When Choosing a Journal
Before submitting your research, evaluate journals on these key criteria:
- Investment scope — equities, fixed income, alternatives, and portfolio construction
- Empirical and theoretical scope — market data studies and formal investment theory
- Practitioner relevance — research informing investment management and financial planning
- Open access for reach to portfolio managers, financial advisors, and investment regulators
- Fast review for competitive investment research in fast-moving markets
- Acceptance of ESG, sustainable, and responsible investment 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 Investment and Finance
Keith Publications investment journals accept research on: equity investment — stock selection, fundamental analysis, and factor investing; fixed income — bond pricing, yield curve dynamics, and credit spread analysis; alternative investments — hedge funds, private equity, commodities, and real estate; portfolio construction — asset allocation, diversification, and risk-adjusted performance; ESG and sustainable investing — environmental, social, governance factor integration in portfolios; robo-advisors and algorithmic investment management; behavioural aspects of investor decision-making and portfolio biases; institutional investor behaviour — pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and mutual funds; market timing, technical analysis, and their empirical validity; and emerging market investment.
Sustainable and Responsible Investment Research
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) investing has transformed from a niche socially responsible investment approach to a mainstream investment framework governing trillions of dollars of institutional assets. Research on ESG factor integration, impact measurement, green bond markets, shareholder engagement, and the relationship between ESG performance and financial returns is among the fastest-growing areas of finance research. Keith Publications investment journals provide an open access publication platform for this rapidly evolving sustainable finance research, connecting academic findings with the investment practitioners, asset owners, and regulators shaping the ESG landscape.
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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