Aims and Scope

The Journal of Finance and Corporate Sustainability aims to be a leading platform for advancing the frontiers of knowledge on how sustainable business strategies can create long-term financial and social value. Providing high-quality articles at the intersection of corporate sustainability, finance, and value creation for business and society through open data publication and advancing expert knowledge in this field are among the main goals of this journal.

 

The most preferred research areas for investigation and publication in this journal are as follows:

Corporate Finance: This field includes studying the role of financial management in value creation for shareholders, financial sourcing policies, investment decision-making, and corporate capital structure.

Capital management and capital structure: This field includes studies on the effect of the combination of debt and capital on the value of the company, the role of various factors in financial management decisions, etc.

Corporate valuation and valuation models: including the review of different valuation models, parameters affecting them and practical applications in different sectors.

Earnings management and financial reporting: Investigating the reasons and types of earnings management, financial disclosures, reporting quality and its role in decision making.

Stock exchange and capital market: including the study of efficiency, pricing, market structure and investor behavior in financial markets.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): In this field, the impact of company actions on society and the environment, financial reporting and CSR-related information, company relationships with shareholders, and other factors related to CSR are examined.

Sustainable Investment: This area encompasses the study of investments that consider not only financial returns but also their social and environmental impacts. For example, investing in companies that operate in accordance with sustainability standards.

Sustainable Financial Analysis: In this field, financial analysis methods are examined to evaluate the financial performance of companies from a sustainability perspective. This includes measuring the financial performance of companies in terms of environmental, social, and economic factors.

Sustainable Supply Chain Management: This area focuses on the sustainable management of supply chains. It includes topics such as sustainable sourcing of raw materials, sustainable production, and resource efficiency.

Taxation and Sustainability: This field investigates the impact of taxation policies on sustainability. For example, incentivizing sustainable investments through tax incentives.

Sustainable Valuation: This area examines methods and models for valuing companies from a sustainability perspective. For instance, valuing companies based on social and environmental factors.

Sustainable Risk Management: This field encompasses the study of methods and strategies for sustainable risk management in companies. For example, identifying, evaluating, and controlling environmental, social, and financial risks that can directly impact the sustainability of companies.