What to Look for When Choosing a Journal
Before submitting your research, evaluate journals on these key criteria:
- Welcoming of finance and economics research from all countries and academic contexts globally
- Open access for global readership without subscription barriers
- Editorial board with international representation across regions
- CrossRef DOI and Google Scholar indexing for global discoverability
- English-language publication with clear guidance on language support
- APC waivers for eligible finance researchers from lower-income economies
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 Global Perspectives Matter in Finance and Economics Research
Finance and economics research has historically been dominated by perspectives from North America, Western Europe, and East Asia — creating significant imbalance in whose financial realities are studied and published. Financial markets, banking systems, fiscal policies, and economic development trajectories vary profoundly across regions, and findings from advanced economies are not always applicable to developing financial systems. Keith Publications actively encourages finance and economics research from Africa, Latin America, South Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania — providing a global publication platform where research from every economic context can be peer-reviewed, published, and cited alongside globally leading finance scholarship.
Supporting Finance Research from Developing Countries
Finance and economics researchers from lower-income countries face structural barriers to publishing in major journals: expensive APCs, limited access to premium data sources, English language disadvantage, and editorial boards that may be unfamiliar with non-Western financial systems and economic realities. Keith Publications addresses these barriers directly: APC waivers and discounts are available for eligible researchers from lower-income economies, editorial support is responsive and constructive, and the journals welcome finance and economics research from every national and economic context — including studies of informal financial systems, microfinance programmes, agricultural credit markets, and fiscal policy in resource-dependent economies.
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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