About the Journal

Crest Journal of Economics and Accounting (CJEA) is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal dedicated to publishing pioneering research at the apex ("Crest") of economic theory, applied econometric modeling, financial reporting, corporate governance, and strategic accounting systems. Positioned as a premier interdisciplinary business and economics scholarly forum, the journal serves academic economists, accounting scholars, financial controllers, corporate strategists, auditing specialists, and economic policy analysts worldwide. CJEA prioritizes rigorous empirical research, archival financial studies, macro- and microeconomic evaluations, risk management models, and digital accounting innovations. By synthesizing theoretical economic principles with empirical accounting metrics and capital market realities, the journal fosters a deep, comprehensive understanding of how data-driven financial insights and fiscal discipline drive institutional resilience, market transparency, and economic growth.

Reflecting its mandate to advance the integration of economic analysis and accounting systems, the journal welcomes high-quality original research articles, systematic literature reviews, econometric studies, and empirical business evaluations within the following thematic areas:

Applied Economics & Econometric Modeling: Micro/macroeconomic policy, market structure dynamics, monetary and fiscal policy impact, industrial economics, behavioral economics, and trade dynamics.

Financial Accounting, Reporting & Capital Markets: Corporate financial disclosure, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) convergence, earnings quality, equity valuation, and information asymmetry in financial markets.

Management Accounting & Strategic Cost Control: Strategic cost management, performance evaluation frameworks, capital budgeting, managerial incentive alignment, and operational decision analytics.

Auditing, Governance & Forensic Accounting: Internal and external audit quality, risk governance, corporate fraud detection, forensic accounting methodologies, internal control systems, and regulatory compliance.

Financial Economics, FinTech & Digital Accounting: Computational economics, AI-driven audit techniques, blockchain in accounting, financial technology adoption, and enterprise data analytics.

To ensure rigorous editorial oversight, thorough peer review, and the timely dissemination of economics and accounting research, CJEA is published semi-annually (2 issues per year, typically scheduled for release in June and December). Special thematic issues focusing on capital market responses to economic uncertainty, digital accounting transformations, or green accounting frameworks may be commissioned by the Editorial Board.

CJEA enforces a strict double-blind peer review policy to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity, quantitative precision, and methodological validity across economics and accounting disciplines.

Initial Desk Evaluation: Every submission undergoes a preliminary screening by the Editor-in-Chief or a relevant Subject Editor to assess thematic alignment, methodological soundness (econometric modeling rigor, archival financial data validity, quantitative survey precision, or theoretical depth), and structural compliance. Plagiarism screening via Turnitin/iThenticate is strictly executed at this stage, requiring a similarity index below the journal's maximum threshold.

Expert Peer Review: Manuscripts passing the desk evaluation are anonymized and assigned to at least two independent international reviewers who are established academic experts or senior financial/economic researchers in the relevant domain.

Editorial Decision: Based on the reviewers' recommendations, the Editorial Board renders one of four decisions: Acceptance, Revisions Required (Minor/Major), Resubmit for Review, or Rejection. The final decision rests entirely on intellectual merit, theoretical/empirical rigor, analytical accuracy, and practical business or policy impact.