Focus and Scope

 

The Journal of Energy Economics and Financial Studies (JEEFS) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing scholarly understanding of the dynamic interactions between energy markets, financial systems, and sustainable economic development. In the context of global energy transition, climate commitments, and financial innovation, JEEFS provides a premier platform for rigorous interdisciplinary research that bridges advanced economic theory with practical financial applications.

JEEFS publishes high-quality original research articles, review papers, and policy analyses addressing critical contemporary challenges in the global energy sector. The journal welcomes contributions grounded in strong theoretical foundations, robust empirical methodologies, and clear policy relevance with international implications.

The scope of JEEFS includes, but is not limited to, the following thematic areas:

1. Energy Economic Theory and Policy

• Energy Market Dynamics
  Advanced modeling of supply-demand equilibrium, price discovery mechanisms, market integration, and structural shifts in global energy markets.

• Economics of Energy Transition
  Economic pathways toward net-zero emissions, including cost-benefit analyses of hydrogen, CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage), nuclear energy, and renewable technologies.

• Energy Regulation and Public Policy
  Carbon pricing mechanisms, subsidy reforms, deregulation impacts, energy taxation, and socio-economic consequences of policy interventions.

2. Energy Finance and Investment

• Energy Derivatives and Risk Management
  Hedging strategies, volatility spillovers, commodity financialization, and risk transmission across markets.

• Energy and Capital Markets Nexus
  Interactions between energy prices and stock markets, exchange rates, sovereign risk, and financial stability.

• Energy Project Finance
  Financing models for renewable energy infrastructure, venture capital and private equity roles in energy technology innovation, and public-private partnership mechanisms.

3. Sustainable Finance and Climate Economics

• Green Finance and Climate Instruments
  Empirical and theoretical studies on green bonds, carbon markets, climate funds, sustainable investing, and socially responsible investment (SRI).

• ESG and Corporate Performance
  Integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) metrics in energy and extractive industries and their impact on financial outcomes.

• Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency
  Economic modeling of circular systems, waste-to-energy financial viability, and sustainable resource allocation strategies.

4. Methodological and Technological Innovation

• Advanced Econometric Modeling
  Applications of time-series econometrics, panel data models, nonlinear dynamics, structural modeling, and causal inference techniques in energy research.

• Artificial Intelligence and Computational Intelligence
  Machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and computational optimization in forecasting energy price volatility and improving grid economics.