STRATI Journal of Financial Management and Accounting

The Journal aims to:

• Promote rigorous research on financial decision-making, capital allocation, investment strategies, and performance measurement.
• Provide a platform for exploring emerging trends in accounting standards, financial reporting quality, and transparency.
• Foster discussion on global and local challenges in auditing, financial regulation, and ethical practices in finance and accounting.
• Encourage the integration of digital transformation, sustainability, and ESG considerations into financial management and accounting systems.
• Offer actionable insights for policymakers, regulators, corporate managers, auditors, and financial analysts.

Scope includes (but is not limited to):

• Financial management strategies and corporate finance
• Accounting standards, principles, and practices
• Auditing methods, ethics, and regulations
• Management accounting and performance measurement
• Financial statement analysis and valuation
• Risk management and internal control systems
• Public sector financial management and accounting
• Sustainability accounting and integrated reporting
• Digital transformation in finance and accounting (AI, blockchain, automation)

Detailed Themes

The journal invites submissions under, but not limited to, the following themes:

1. Corporate Financial Management – capital budgeting, cost of capital, dividend policy, and capital structure decisions.
2. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management – asset pricing, risk-return trade-off, and market efficiency.
3. Accounting Standards and Reforms – IFRS adoption, convergence, and impact on reporting quality.
4. Auditing Practices and Ethics – audit quality, independence, and fraud detection.
5. Management Accounting – budgeting systems, cost management, and performance evaluation.
6. Financial Reporting and Disclosure – transparency, earnings management, and corporate governance linkages.
7. Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination – investigative techniques, litigation support, and prevention.
8. Taxation and Fiscal Policy – corporate tax strategies, transfer pricing, and tax compliance.
9. Risk Management in Finance – credit risk, liquidity risk, and operational risk management.
10. Financial Regulation and Compliance – role of regulators, financial law, and enforcement mechanisms.
11. Banking and Financial Institutions – financial performance, lending policies, and Basel norms.
12. Sustainability Accounting and ESG Reporting – environmental, social, and governance disclosures.
13. Digital Finance and FinTech – blockchain-based accounting, digital payments, and automated auditing.
14. Public Sector Accounting and Governance – budgetary controls, government auditing, and accountability.
15. Cost Accounting Innovations – activity-based costing, target costing, and lean accounting.
16. Corporate Governance and Financial Integrity – board oversight, shareholder protection, and ethics.
17. Behavioral Finance and Accounting – cognitive biases, investor psychology, and decision-making patterns.
18. Mergers, Acquisitions, and Valuation – deal structuring, due diligence, and post-merger integration.
19. International Finance and Cross-Border Accounting – currency risk, global capital flows, and multinational reporting challenges.
20. Case Studies and Best Practices – successful models in financial management, accounting innovation, and regulatory compliance.

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