Aim and Scope

Financial and Economic Sustainability (FINECS) publishes original research and criticism into issues of development economics, Islamic economics, financial economics and studies on the relationship between  business management and economics. FINECS is an international peer-reviewed journal, which is devoted to current issues of economics across the globe. FINECS is published on a quarterly basis and covers diversified topics by including:
Economic Issues
  1. Growth and Development Strategies
  2. Fiscal System and Policy
  3. Monetary System and Policy
  4. Income Distribution
  5. Poverty
  6. Unemployment
  7. Inflation
  8. Savings
  9. Investment
  10. Consumption
  11. Human capital
  12. Trade Policy
  13. FDI
  14. WTO
  15. The History of Economic Thought

Financial Issues

  1. Financial Reforms
  2. Finance and Investment
  3. International Trade and Finance
  4. Asset Pricing Theory
  5. Risk Securitization
  6. Derivatives and Structured Financial Products
  7. Commercial Insurance and Reinsurance
  8. Corporate Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions
  9. The Microstructure of the Finance Market

Islamic Finance Issues

  1. Islamic Accounting
  2. Dispute Settlement in Islamic Finance: Issue & Solutions
  3. Ensuring Syariah Compliance in Islamic Financial Instruments
  4. Enterprise Risk Management for Islamic Banks
  5. Enterprise Risk Management for Takaful Operators
  6. Governance for Islamic Finance Industry
  7. Human Capital Development in Islamic Finance Industry
  8. Islamic Banking & Finance
  9. Islamic Business
  10. Islamic Ethics in Financial Services Industry
  11. Islamic Financial Planning
  12. Islamic Gold Account
  13. Islamic Management
  14. Islamic Mutual Funds
  15. Legal Issues & Challenges in Islamic Finance
  16. Product Development & Implementation of Islamic Financial Products
  17. Social Entrepreneurship
  18. Islamic Accounting Standards

Editorial Objectives and Coverage

FINECS accepts submissions from different regions of the world and aims to publish articles that can be theoretical, empirical and/or policy oriented. The basic objective of the FINECS is to promote research on new advances and outlooks mainly in the fields of economics, Islamic economics and finance.

Target Market

Being an international journal, the natural audience for FINECS includes students, academics, researchers, policy-makers, regulators, standard-setters and professionals in the fields of economics, finance and management. Likely subscribers are universities, research institutions, research funding organizations, governmental and international agencies, financial institutions and exchanges, regulatory institutions and individual researchers.

Peer Review Process

The editor/academic editor/managing editor determines whether the manuscript fits the journal’s focus and scope. Next a check for the similarity rate is done using CrossCheck, powered by iThenticate. Any manuscripts out of the journal’s scope or containing plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, are rejected. 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.

Copyright and Reprint Permission

All Rights is Reserved by FINECS Publications. Abstracting or Indexing is allowed with acknowledgment to the journal source. The personal use of the journal articles is acceptable. However, approval to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works must be obtained from the journal.

Average Time

The average time between submission and final decision is 50 working days and the average time between acceptance and final publication is 40 to 60days.

Publication Charge

Submission and Publication is totally FREE OF CHARGE