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Editors-in-Chief
Prof. Sabur Mollah, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Prof. Eva Liljeblom, Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki, Finland
Executive Editors
Prof. Saeed Akbar, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Prof. Khaled Hussainey, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
Prof. Collins Ntim, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Editors
Prof. Ahmet Faruk Aysan, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar
Prof. Sabri Boubaker, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
Prof. Viet Dang, The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof. Darren Duxbury, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Prof. Meryem Duygun, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Prof. Marwa Elnahass, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Prof. Arman Eshraghi, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Prof. Ning Gao, The University of Manchester Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof. Jim Haslam, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Robert Hudson, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Prof. Sofia Johan, Florida Atlantic University College of Business, Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America
Prof. Warren Maroun, University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Prof. Khelifa Mazouz, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Prof. Suchismita Mishra, Florida International University College of Business, Miami, Florida, United States of America
Prof. Kimitaka Nishitani, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Prof. Norman Mohd Saleh, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Prof. Stefan Schaltegger, University of Luneburg Centre for Sustainability Management, Lüneburg, Germany
Prof. Dirk Schoenmaker, Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam School of Management, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Prof. Michael Skully, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Prof. Emili Tortosa-Ausina, University Jaume I, Castello De La Plana, Spain
Prof. Arun Upadhyay, Florida International University College of Business, Miami, Florida, United States of America
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Ataur Belal, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Dr Faizul Haque, Southampton University, Southampton, United Kingdom
Dr Qaisar Abbas, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
Dr Samir Aguenaou, Al Akhawayn University, Ifran, Morocco
Prof. Jabir Ali, Indian Institute of Management Jammu, Jammu, India
Dr Abu Amin, Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, Michigan, United States of America
Dr Mhamed-Ali El-Aroui, UIR Rabat Business School, Rabat, Morocco
Prof. Mehmet Babacan, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Feng He, Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China
Prof. Sanjay Banerji, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dr Erica Harris, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
Prof. Sumon Bhaumik, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Dr Hasibul Chowdhury, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Prof. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr Daniel José Cardoso da Silva, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Dr Mustafa Disli, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Dr Federica Doni, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
Dr Mohammed Elgammal, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
Dr Omar Al Farooque, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Dr Hao Gao, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Prof. Abhinav Goyal, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Prof. Shreekant Gupta, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India
Prof. Nurullah Gur, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Prof. Ahsan Habib, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Prof. Mostafa Hasan, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Ai Jun Hou, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Prof. Izlin Ismail, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Prof. Aziz Jaafar, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom
Dr Syed Kamal, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond, Oklahoma, United States of America
Prof. Iqbal Khadaroo, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Baqui Khalily, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr Abdul-Rahman Khokhar, St Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Prof. Arif Khurshed, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Dr Mohamed El Komi, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Dr Noureddine Kouaissah, African Business School, Rabat, Morocco
Dr Frank Weikai Li, Singapore Management University, Singapore, Singapore
Dr Jing Li, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Prof. Peigong Li, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, Shanghai, China
Prof. Youwei Li, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
Martina Macpherson, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets, London, United Kingdom
Prof. Sugata Marjit, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India
Prof. Vivekananda Mukherjee, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India
Prof. María Jesús Muñoz-Torres, Jaume I University, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Dr Lin Liao, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing, China
Prof. Musa Mangena, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Prof. Ben Othman Hakim, ICN Business School, Nancy, France
Dr Mohamed Omran, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
Prof. Yue Pan, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
Prof. Xiaofeng Quan, Suzhou University, China
Dr Xiaohang Ren, Central South University, Changsha, China
Dr Mohsen Saad, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Prof. Syed Zulfiqar Shah, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Prof. Jahangir Sultan, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dr Bakhtear Talukdar, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Prof. Hussein Al Tamimi, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr Hamid Uddin, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom
Prof. Francesco Vallascas, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
Prof. Xuan Vinh Vo, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Karen Wendt, CEO, Sustainable Finance, Cham, Switzerland
Prof. Khamis Al Yahyaee, Muscat University, Muscat, Oman
Prof. Shuxing Yin, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Prof. Wei Zhang, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
Editorial Advisory Board
Prof. Renée Adams, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Prof. Narjess Boubakri, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Prof. Pawan Budhwar, Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Prof. Charles Cho, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University, Miami, Florida, United States of America
Prof. John A. Doukas, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Prof. Ali M. Fatemi, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Prof. Marc Goergen, IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
Prof. Iftekhar Hasan, Fordham University, Bronx, New York, United States of America
Prof. Gazi Islam, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Grenoble, France
Prof. Ali M. Kutan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Prof. Edward Lee, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof. Steven Ongena, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Prof. Raghu Rau, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Prof. Manuchehr Shahrokhi, Fresno State University, Fresno, California, United States of America
Prof. Konstantinos Stathopoulos, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof. Andrew Stark, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Prof. Geoffrey Wood, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Prof. Jason Xiao, University of Macau, Macau, China
Overview
The Journal of Sustainable Finance and Accounting [JOSFA] aims to provide an outlet for research and scholarship on the broader areas of sustainable finance, green banking, sustainable corporate governance, accountability and ethics, and sustainability reporting. JOSFA is an affiliated journal of the Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance [ASFAAG] that was established in 2021. The major objective of JOSFA is to uphold the mission of ASFAAG is to create collaborative research opportunities through concerted efforts at the global stage, for reduction in carbon emission, contributing towards the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), raising awareness about the green economy initiatives, and helping organizations in establishing sustainable and responsible business practices via sustainable finance, green banking, sustainable corporate governance, and sustainability reporting.
Scope
JOSFA emphasises research and scholarship in debating and discussing issues surrounding sustainable finance, green banking, sustainable corporate governance, accountability and ethics, and sustainability reporting. The scope of the journal falls within the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of Sustainable Finance and Green Banking, Sustainability Reporting, Sustainable Tax System and Auditing, ESG Reporting, Responsible Business and Management, and Sustainable Corporate Governance. The journal welcomes submission across the full range of sustainable finance, green banking, sustainable corporate governance, accountability and ethics, and sustainability reporting and accounting disciplines, including:
- Sustainable Finance & Green Banking
- Sustainability Accounting & Sustainable Corporate Governance
- Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) & Sustainability Reporting
- FinTech, Financial Innovation & Sustainable Finance
- SDGs & Sustainable Finance
- Responsible Banking & United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEPFI)
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Sustainable Public Sector Governance
- Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and Integrated Reporting (IR)
- IFRS and Sustainability Reporting Standards
- Carbon (CO2) Emissions Disclosure
- Net Zero Emissions and Productivity
- Multi-Stakeholder Co-Operation and Sustainable Development
- Responsible Business Practices and SDGs
- Responsible Business and Climate Finance
- Sustainable Poverty Alleviation, Microfinance, and Blue Banking
- Deforestation, Biodiversity, Conservation, and Extinction Accounting Framework and Conservation
- Environmental/Sustainability Committees in the Board and SDGs Implementation
- Environment Activist and Civil Society Representation in the Boardroom
- Inclusion in the Workplace, Employee Welfare and Employee Representation in the Board
- Female Board Member, Gender Equality, and Gender Pay Gap
- Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Modern Slavery
- Outsourcing CO2 Emission to the Developing Countries
- Other Relevant Areas of Accounting, Finance, and Corporate Governance