Advances in Economics & Financial Studies (AEFS) is an international peer-reviewed and open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing theoretical, empirical, methodological, and practical knowledge across economics, finance, accounting, management, business, marketing, human resource management, sustainability, and related interdisciplinary fields.

AEFS provides an international multidisciplinary platform for research examining economic and financial systems, accounting and reporting practices, organizations, managerial decision-making, employees and human capital, consumers and markets, entrepreneurship, business strategy, governance, innovation, sustainability, digital transformation, and other developments affecting organizations, markets, economies, and society.

The journal welcomes theoretical, empirical, conceptual, methodological, and review-based scholarship from developed, emerging, and developing economies. AEFS encourages studies that generate theoretically meaningful, managerially relevant, economically significant, socially responsible, or internationally transferable insights.

The journal is published by Yayasan Pendidikan Bukhari Dwi Muslim and operates through an independent academic editorial and peer-review process designed to support research integrity, transparency, methodological rigor, scholarly quality, and responsible scholarly communication.

The principal scholarly domains of AEFS are economics, finance, accounting, management, business, marketing, human resource management, and sustainability. The journal also welcomes research in financial markets and institutions, entrepreneurship, governance, innovation, technology, and other interdisciplinary areas that complement these domains.

Economics and Finance research may address macroeconomics, microeconomics, monetary and fiscal policy, economic development, international economics, labor economics, behavioral economics, corporate finance, financial management, investment, asset pricing, banking, financial institutions, risk management, financial inclusion, entrepreneurial finance, financial technology, capital markets, and financial stability.

Accounting research may address financial and management accounting, auditing and assurance, public-sector accounting, accounting information systems, corporate reporting and disclosure, taxation, governance, risk and control, forensic accounting, sustainability accounting, ESG reporting, integrated reporting, and digital accounting.

Management and Human Resource Management research may examine strategic management, organizational behavior, leadership, organizational culture, organizational performance, employee performance, motivation, engagement, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, talent management, training and development, employee well-being, human capital, digital HRM, organizational change, and the future of work.

Marketing and Business research may include consumer behavior, customer experience, customer satisfaction and loyalty, branding, advertising, service marketing, digital and social-media marketing, e-commerce, relationship marketing, pricing, marketing analytics, business strategy, business models, entrepreneurship, SMEs, startups, international business, innovation, digital business, and business performance.

Sustainability research may address corporate sustainability, environmental, social, and governance practices, corporate social responsibility, sustainable finance, green finance, sustainable accounting, sustainable marketing, green human resource management, sustainable entrepreneurship, responsible business, environmental management, circular economy, and the Sustainable Development Goals.

AEFS also encourages interdisciplinary scholarship linking these fields. A manuscript may contribute principally to one recognized AEFS domain or integrate multiple domains. Management, HRM, marketing, business, entrepreneurship, and sustainability research is not required to contain an economics, finance, or accounting variable when it already makes a substantive scholarly contribution within the journal's stated scope.

The mission of AEFS is to advance rigorous, ethical, theoretically grounded, methodologically sound, and practically relevant scholarship across economics, finance, accounting, management, business, marketing, human resource management, sustainability, and related interdisciplinary fields.

Through an accessible international publishing platform, AEFS seeks to facilitate the development and dissemination of knowledge that contributes to scholarly debate, managerial and organizational practice, economic and business decision-making, responsible innovation, public policy, sustainable development, and broader societal advancement.

AEFS is guided by the following editorial principles:

• Independent academic editorial decision-making;
• Transparent editorial and peer-review procedures;
• Double-anonymous independent peer review;
• Research integrity and ethical scholarly conduct;
• Methodological rigor appropriate to the relevant scholarly discipline;
• Fair evaluation across the journal's multidisciplinary fields;
• Clear disclosure of conflicts of interest;
• Transparent authorship and contributorship;
• Responsible use of generative AI and automated tools;
• Accurate citation and reference practices;
• Post-publication correction of the scholarly record where necessary;
• Immediate open access to published research.

AEFS applies a double-anonymous peer-review process. Manuscripts first undergo editorial screening to assess relevance to the journal's current Aims & Scope, originality, scholarly contribution, submission compliance, methodological suitability, and research-integrity considerations.

Manuscripts that proceed to external review are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers whose scholarly or methodological expertise is relevant to the manuscript's principal field, theoretical or conceptual framework, research design, or analytical approach.

AEFS provides immediate open access to published articles without subscription or reader-access charges.

Authors retain copyright in their published articles.

Articles are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) , allowing use, distribution, adaptation, and reproduction provided appropriate attribution is given.

AEFS publishes one volume per year comprising three numbered issues:

Beginning on 1 September 2026, AEFS operates a continuous publication model within the active issue so that publication-ready articles may be formally published without waiting for the entire issue to be completed.

AEFS welcomes scholarly contributions from authors, institutions, organizations, industries, and research settings throughout the world.

International or multi-country data are not mandatory. Single-country, single-market, single-industry, single-company, and single-organization studies may be considered when they address a meaningful scholarly problem and generate insights extending beyond purely descriptive local circumstances.

The journal particularly encourages scholarship that connects context-specific evidence from developed, emerging, and developing economies with broader debates in economics, finance, accounting, management, business, marketing, human resource management, entrepreneurship, sustainability, digital transformation, innovation, organizational performance, and responsible business development.

AEFS is intended for:

• Researchers and academics;
• Economists;
• Finance and accounting scholars;
• Management and organizational researchers;
• Human resource management scholars and practitioners;
• Marketing and consumer researchers;
• Business and entrepreneurship scholars;
• Sustainability and ESG researchers and professionals;
• Graduate and postgraduate students;
• Financial-market and banking professionals;
• Auditors and accounting professionals;
• Managers and corporate decision-makers;
• Entrepreneurs and SME practitioners;
• Policymakers and regulators;
• Consultants and professional practitioners;
• Other readers interested in contemporary economic, financial, organizational, managerial, marketing, business, and sustainability issues.

Academic editorial decisions are made independently of Article Processing Charges, APC waiver eligibility, advertising, sponsorship, marketing activities, institutional relationships, and other financial or administrative considerations.

Editorial assessment is based on relevance to the journal's current Aims & Scope, scholarly contribution, methodological and theoretical quality, research integrity, peer-review evidence, and applicable editorial policies.

Where editors have relevant conflicts of interest, manuscripts are reassigned to another qualified and independent academic editor.