Aims and Scope
Aims and Scope
The Journal of Responsible Business and Finance (JRBF) is an international, double-anonymized, peer-reviewed journal that advances research and practice in responsible, ethical, and sustainable business and financial management. It bridges academic inquiry with real-world application by publishing rigorous theoretical, empirical, and practice-oriented studies on how organizations create long-term value responsibly, exploring how ethics, sustainability, and sound governance reshape business and financial decision-making.
JRBF welcomes interdisciplinary contributions from business, finance, economics, management, public policy, technology, and the social sciences. Its core focus includes ethical corporate governance, sustainable and ESG-integrated finance, socially responsible and impact investing, financial inclusion, sustainability reporting, responsible digital finance and banking, and the broader economic, institutional, and organizational dimensions that support accountability and performance in modern contexts.
Representative areas of coverage include, but are not limited to:
- Corporate governance, accountability, and disclosure
- Sustainable, green, and climate finance
- ESG investing and reporting
- Business ethics, integrity, and compliance
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder management
- Responsible banking, including Islamic finance
- Impact investing and social entrepreneurship
- Financial inclusion and development finance
- Risk management and responsible investment
- Ethical leadership and organizational behavior
- Regulatory frameworks and sustainable public policy
- Behavioral finance and ethical consumer and investor behavior
The journal publishes three issues per year and welcomes diverse scholarship, including qualitative and quantitative research, conceptual essays, and scholarly dialogues and debates.
