International Finance and Banking

International Finance and Banking (IFB) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published annually by Macrothink Institute. The journal publishes original research on banking institutions, financial markets, corporate finance, and monetary systems. It welcomes theoretical and empirical studies of financial intermediation, regulation, banking performance, risk, and international finance.

Information for International Finance and Banking:

Publisher: Macrothink Institute
ISSN: 2374-2089
Frequency: Annually
Publication Date: December
Open Access: Yes
Indexed: Yes
Review Policy: Double-anonymized peer-review
Review Time: 4-10 Weeks
E-mail: ifb@macrothink.org

Focus and Scope

• Banking systems and financial institutions
• Capital markets and stock exchanges
• Corporate finance and capital structure
• Monetary economics and policy
• Financial services and intermediation
• Bank regulation and financial stability
• Bank efficiency and performance analysis
• Financial risk measurement
• International financial integration
• Innovation in banking and financial services


Issues

Each paper published in International Finance and Banking is assigned a DOI®number, which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper. Click HERE to know what is DOI (Digital Object Identifier)? Click HERE to retrieve Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for journal articles, books, and chapters.

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Paper Selection and Publication Process

a). Upon receipt of paper submission, the Editor sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission/e-mail may be missed. Please contact the Editorial Assistant in time for that.

b). Peer review. The review process may take 4-10 weeks.

c). Notification of the result of review by E-mail.

d). The authors revise paper and pay Article Processing Charge (Formatting and Hosting) (100USD).

e). E-journal in PDF is available on the journal’s webpage, free of charge for download. We aim to post articles online within 3 weeks of acceptance.

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Index/List/Archive

Announcements

 

: Call for Papers: Vol. 12, No. 1, 2026

  

International Finance and Banking is calling for submission of papers for the Vol. 12, No. 1, 2026 issue (Deadline: Dec. 1, 2026).

If you are interested in submitting a manuscript, please submit your manuscripts online or e-mail your paper to ifb@macrothink.org

  
Posted: 2025-12-16
 
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