Aims and Scope
The mission of the Journal of Corporate Finance & Treasury Management is to promote research and innovation in corporate finance, financial strategy, and treasury management. The topics covered include:
- Financial decisions and capital structure: financing choices, debt, equity issuance, dividend policies, and cost of capital.
- Treasury and liquidity management: treasury management strategies, cash flow forecasting, working capital optimization, and liquidity management.
- Financial risk and hedging: management of currency, interest rate, credit, and liquidity risks; use of derivatives and hedging instruments.
- Mergers, acquisitions, and restructurings: business valuation, synergies, value creation, and risks linked to external growth operations.
- Financial governance and reporting: financial transparency, investor relations, board of directors’ role, and compliance practices.
- Banks, financial institutions, and financing relationships: the role of financial intermediaries in corporate financing, access to credit, and the evolution of bank-firm relationships.
- Financial markets and corporate strategy: fundraising, bond issuance, IPOs, emerging markets, and capital access.
- International finance and global treasury: centralized multinational treasury management, fund repatriation, international taxation, and cross-border regulations.
- Sustainable finance and ESG: integration of environmental, social, and governance criteria into financial decisions and treasury management.
- International comparisons: corporate finance and treasury management practices in different regional and institutional contexts.
This diversity makes the journal a reference platform for publishing theoretical, empirical, quantitative, qualitative, and interdisciplinary research in corporate finance and treasury management.