What to Look for When Choosing a Journal
Before submitting your research, evaluate journals on these key criteria:
- Clear, detailed author guidelines with specific formatting requirements
- Responsive editorial team available to answer pre-submission queries
- Simple online submission system with straightforward manuscript upload
- Clear scope statement helping authors assess fit before submitting
- Transparent peer review process with structured reviewer feedback
- Supportive editorial approach welcoming first-time and early-career finance researchers
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.
Making Your First Finance Research Publication a Success
Publishing your first research article in finance, accounting, or economics can feel daunting. The key is preparation: select a journal whose scope aligns precisely with your research topic — whether corporate finance, accounting standards, banking regulation, or development economics — read the author guidelines carefully before writing up, format your manuscript correctly from the start, write a clear and compelling abstract, and include all required documentation (ethics approval where applicable, data availability statements, conflict of interest declarations, funding sources). Keith Publications editors communicate clearly with authors at every stage — making the finance journal submission process straightforward even for first-time researchers.
Common Finance Manuscript Preparation Mistakes to Avoid
The most common reasons finance and economics manuscripts are returned without review include: submitting to a journal outside your research scope, using incorrect citation format, incomplete reference lists, missing data availability or methodology transparency declarations, word count exceeded, vague or overlong abstracts, and inadequate literature review coverage. Avoiding these mistakes dramatically increases your chances of moving directly into peer review. Keith Publications provides detailed submission checklists to help finance researchers submit complete, well-prepared manuscripts from the outset — reducing revision cycles and accelerating the path to publication.
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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