Journal of Economics, Finance and Decision Science

Journal overview

Journal of Economics, Finance and Decision Science is a journal in the EJSIR Publisher programme, focused on Economics, Finance and Decision Science. Its scope is organized into academic sections covering Economics, Finance, Econometrics, Decision Science, Risk Analytics, Financial Technology, Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Operations Research and Economic Modelling. This structure helps authors assess disciplinary fit and gives readers a clear route through the journal’s subject coverage.

The journal welcomes original research article, review article, systematic review, short communication and other contributions described in its author guidance when they fit the scope. Research may use theoretical models, econometric analysis, experiments, surveys, financial data, case comparisons or decision-science methods. Authors should document data sources and variable construction, report model assumptions and robustness checks where appropriate, and avoid causal claims that the design cannot support. Authors should engage relevant scholarship, explain the contribution and report limitations needed for critical assessment.

Editorial assessment considers journal fit, methodological or interpretive quality, research integrity and clarity. The stated review model is double-anonymous peer review, normally with at least two independent reviewers. Publisher policies on ethics, access, authorship, conflicts, data and corrections apply alongside this journal’s scope. Submission information is provided on this site; manuscripts can be submitted only after the journal’s submission route opens.

Academic remit

The journal aims to publish research that advances economic and financial understanding and improves analysis of decisions under uncertainty. It welcomes conceptual, quantitative, methodological and policy-relevant work when the contribution is clear and the framework is appropriate to the question. The central contribution should fit at least one of the journal’s academic sections and be meaningful to readers in economics, finance and decision science.

Research may use theoretical models, econometric analysis, experiments, surveys, financial data, case comparisons or decision-science methods. Authors should document data sources and variable construction, report model assumptions and robustness checks where appropriate, and avoid causal claims that the design cannot support. Authors should define the research question, connect the approach to the question, describe sources or materials and analytical choices, and provide enough information for critical assessment. Interdisciplinary work is welcome when its relevance to the journal is clear and the methods used for each component are explained.

Interpretations and claims should follow from the reported evidence. Authors should identify uncertainty, limitations and alternative explanations where relevant, and distinguish demonstrated results from implications or future work. Studies involving people, animals, sensitive data or protected material should describe applicable ethics, consent, privacy and permissions.

Economic or policy claims without an analytical basis, quantitative results with opaque data or assumptions, and causal interpretations unsupported by the identification strategy fall outside scope. Manuscripts outside the listed sections or lacking an assessable scholarly contribution may be declined at editorial screening. The section descriptions below provide more detailed guidance on topic fit.