The Journal of Financial Integrity is a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to advancing scholarly research on the economic, financial, and institutional foundations of integrity in financial systems. The journal focuses on how transparency, accountability, governance, and ethical conduct influence the stability, efficiency, and trustworthiness of financial markets and financial institutions.
The journal publishes theoretically grounded and empirically rigorous research that examines financial integrity as a core economic and financial phenomenon, rather than solely as a regulatory or compliance issue. Emphasis is placed on economic incentives, institutional design, market behavior, and systemic outcomes related to integrity in finance.
The Journal of Financial Integrity welcomes original research articles, theoretical contributions, and advanced empirical studies in areas including, but not limited to:
- Economic and financial determinants of integrity in banking, capital markets, and financial intermediation
- Integrity, trust, incentives, and misconduct in financial markets
- Financial governance, institutional quality, and transparency from an economic perspective
- Empirical and econometric analysis of financial fraud, misreporting, and unethical financial behavior
- Market failures, systemic risk, and financial instability linked to integrity breakdowns
- Accounting quality, financial disclosure, and information asymmetry in financial markets
- Economic analysis of financial regulation and oversight mechanisms
- ESG, sustainable finance, and ethical investment as drivers of long-term financial integrity
- Financial integrity, governance, transparency, and market behavior in cryptocurrency, digital asset, and blockchain-based financial markets
- Integrity and resilience of national and global financial systems
Research with strong theoretical foundations, quantitative methods, and clear contributions to economics and finance is particularly encouraged. While interdisciplinary perspectives are welcome, submissions must maintain a clear connection to economic or financial analysis.
