Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Applied Economics and Finance (AEF) is a scholarly journal dedicated to bridging economic and financial theory with real-world application. The journal publishes original research articles, theoretical papers, review articles, and case studies focusing on all aspects of applied economics and finance. AEF aims to provide a platform for scholars, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to disseminate and discuss significant developments, challenges, and innovations in the field.

The journal particularly encourages novel theoretical and empirical research on practical problems in economics and finance. Theoretical contributions should be accompanied by empirical examples or clear directions for application. The journal places particular attention on research addressing the economic and financial challenges and opportunities within emerging and developing economies.

The journal's scope encompasses, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Agricultural Economics and Rural Development

  • Industrial Organization and Market Structure

  • Labour Economics and Demographic Change

  • Development Economics and Inclusive Growth

  • Economics of Education and Human Capital Formation

  • Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

  • Political Economy and Institutional Economics

  • Digital Finance and Financial Inclusion

  • Banking, Behavioral Finance, and Household Financial Decision-Making

  • Corporate Finance, Financial Institutions, and Empirical Asset Pricing

  • International Finance and Capital Flows

  • Financial Economics and Monetary Policy

  • Risk, Uncertainty, and Insurance Markets

  • Environmental and Energy Economics; Sustainable Finance

  • Public Economics and Fiscal Policy

  • Urban, Regional, and Real Estate Economics

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

The journal uses double-blind system for peer-review; both reviewers and authors' identities remain anonymous. The paper will be peer-reviewed by three experts; two reviewers from outside and one editor from the journal typically involve in reviewing a submission.

 

Publication Frequency

2026 Semiannual, published in May and November

2022-2025 Quarterly, published in February, May, August and November

 

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

 

Special Issues

If you are interested to work together with the Editorial Office to publish a Special issue, please contact us for the details. (Email: [email protected])

You may keep the following points in mind before contacting us:

1. Generally, we will publish 8-30 articles in one issue. If you collect less than the required number of articles, we suggest you publish them in the regular issue instead of a special issue.
2. All the articles should be peer-reviewed. You may nominate guest editors and reviewers for the special issue. However, we can also assign our reviewers, depending on your needs and requests.
3. The publication schedule should be discussed with the editorial assistant.
4. You will be asked to pay an article processing charge of 300USD once the papers are accepted for publication. To avoid confusion and ensure fairness among customers, we do not waive or reduce fees/charges.
5. After the publication, we will provide you with a free e-journal in PDF. You may also apply for free copies of the printed journals.