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About the journal

Review of Economics and Finance is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal covering research in economics, finance, business, management, and related fields.

The journal website provides information about the journal, its editorial and reviewer boards, submission procedures, publication policies, published articles, announcements, and other services related to scholarly publishing.

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We reserve the right to restrict or terminate access to the website where necessary to protect the website, its users, authors, reviewers, or publishing operations.

Manuscript submission

Authors submitting manuscripts to Review of Economics and Finance are responsible for ensuring that their submissions are accurate, original, and suitable for consideration.

By submitting a manuscript, authors confirm that:

• the manuscript is their original work or that they have the necessary rights to submit it;
• the manuscript has not been published elsewhere;
• the manuscript is not simultaneously under consideration by another journal;
• all listed authors have agreed to the submission;
• the information provided during submission is accurate; and
• the manuscript complies with the journal's submission guidelines and publication policies.

Editorial and peer-review process

The journal follows an editorial and peer-review process to assess submitted manuscripts.

The editorial team may decline a manuscript at any stage where it does not meet the journal's scope, quality requirements, ethical standards, formatting requirements, or publication policies.

Editorial decisions are made independently based on the journal's editorial procedures and applicable publication standards.

The journal does not guarantee a specific review or publication timeframe, as processing times may vary depending on the manuscript, reviewers, revisions, and editorial requirements.

Author responsibilities

Authors are responsible for the accuracy and integrity of the information presented in their manuscripts.

Authors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and ensure that appropriate permissions have been obtained for copyrighted material, images, tables, datasets, or other third-party content included in their manuscripts.

Authors are also responsible for responding to editorial queries and providing any information or documentation reasonably required during the publication process.

Publication ethics

Review of Economics and Finance is committed to maintaining high standards of publication ethics and research integrity.

The journal expects authors, reviewers, and editors to follow appropriate ethical standards throughout the submission, review, and publication processes.

Issues relating to plagiarism, duplicate publication, fabrication, falsification, authorship disputes, conflicts of interest, or other ethical concerns may be investigated in accordance with the journal's applicable publication ethics policies.

For further information, please refer to the journal's Publication Ethics & Publication Malpractice Statement and other relevant policies available on this website.

Article processing charges

Where applicable, Article Processing Charges (APCs) may be payable for accepted manuscripts.

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Authors should review the applicable APC information before making a payment.

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Changes to these terms

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Governing law

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