Call for Papers

The Iranian Journal of Finance (IJFIFSA) invites Researchers, Authors and Specialists to contribute to their Special Issue on AI and its Role in the Future of Financial Markets.

Guest Editor:

Farhad Reyazat, Ph.D., AFintech & AI Programs Director, London School of Banking & Finance, London, UK. 

(https://www.reyazat.com/my_bio) Email: reyazat@gmail.com

Guest Editor

Reza Raei, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Markets and Financial Institutions, Faculty of Accounting and Financial Sciences, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Email: raei@ut.ac.ir 

Guest Editor:

Ali Namaki, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Markets and Financial Institutions, Faculty of Accounting and Financial Sciences, College of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. Email: alinamaki@ut.ac.ir

 

Summary:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries worldwide, and the financial sector is no exception. Integrating AI into financial markets transforms how decisions are made, risks are managed, and opportunities are identified. This special issue of the Iranian Journal of Finance seeks to explore AI's profound impact on the future of financial markets. We invite high-quality research that delves into the various dimensions of AI's role in finance, from theoretical foundations to practical applications.

This issue welcomes empirical and theoretical papers contributing to our understanding of how AI can reshape the financial landscape. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

- AI in Financial Decision-Making: How AI algorithms are influencing the decision-making processes in investment, trading, and risk management.

- Machine Learning in Asset Pricing: Machine learning techniques are used to predict asset prices and identify market trends.

- AI-Driven Trading Strategies: The development and implementation of AI-based trading strategies in financial markets.

- Risk Management with AI: Innovative approaches to risk measurement and management using AI technologies.

- Ethical AI in Finance: Ethical considerations in applying AI in financial decision-making and market operations.

- AI and Financial Regulation: The impact of AI on financial regulations and the legal landscape of financial markets.

- AI in Corporate Finance: How AI transforms corporate financial strategies, including capital structure, mergers, and acquisitions.

- AI and Market Efficiency: Investigating the effect of AI on market efficiency and the behavior of financial markets.

- AI in Banking and Financial Services: The role of AI in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of banking and financial services.

- AI-Driven Innovation in FinTech: Exploring the intersection of AI and FinTech, and how it drives innovation in financial services.

- Challenges and Opportunities in AI Adoption: The barriers and enablers of AI adoption in the financial sector and the future outlook.

AI-Driven Monetary Policy: Enhancing Decision-Making and Predictive Capabilities explains how AI can assist central banks in formulating and implementing monetary policies. It focuses on the use of AI algorithms to analyze vast amounts of economic data in real time, predict economic trends, and provide more accurate models for interest rates, inflation, and other key economic indicators. 

- AI in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs): Security, Efficiency, and Financial Inclusion, the role of AI in the development and management of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The topic could delve into how AI can enhance the security of digital currencies, optimize transaction processing, and ensure the efficient distribution and monitoring of CBDCs. 

Document Type: Research Paper

Submission Procedures:

Authors must follow the submission guidelines on the journal's website for manuscript preparation. Please note that the final articles will be typeset by the publisher, but the authors should correctly format the references. For any queries, contact us at the provided email addresses.

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

- Submission opens: 01 October 2024

- Submission deadline: 15 January 2025

 

Published

 

The Iranian Journal of Finance (IJFIFSA) invites Researchers, Authors and Specialists to contribute to their Special Issue on behavioral finance and decision making.

Guest Editor:

Mohammad Osoolian, Ph.D., Assistant Prof., Department of Finance, Faculty of Accounting and Management, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Email: m_osoolian@sbu.ac.ir

Guest Editor

Saeid Eslami Bidgoli, Ph.D., Assistant Prof., ECO College of Insurance (ECOI), Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Email: saeed.eb@atu.ac.ir

Guest Editor:

Ali Namaki, Ph.D., Assistant Prof., Department of Finance, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. Emailalinamaki@ut.ac.ir

 

Summary

A subfield of behavioral economics, Behavioral finance suggests that the financial behaviors of investors are affected by psychological influences and biases. Moreover, influences and biases can shed light on the source for the explanation of all types of market anomalies and specifically market anomalies in the stock market, such as severe rises or falls in stock price. This special issue focuses on approaches through which we can view financial decision-making. The aim of the issue is to publish high quality research in all fields of finance, where such research is carried out with a behavioral perspective and / or is carried out via experimental methods. It is open to but not limited to papers which cover:

  • The role of various neurological markers in financial decision making
  • Investigations of biases
  • Sentiment and asset pricing
  • The design and implementation of experiments to investigate financial decision making and trading
  • Methodological experiments
  • Natural experiments
  • Investment behaviour of individual and institutional investors
  • Risk measurement and asset pricing
  • Trading strategies in financial (spot/derivative) markets
  • The behaviour of financial markets
  • Behavioral corporate finance
  • Mutual and hedge funds
  • Influence of financial regulation on behavior
  • Behavioral approaches to household financial decision-making
  • Other open issues and trends in behavioral finance and business applications

Empirical as well as theoretical papers which cast light on behavioral and experimental topics are welcomed. The journal is also open to review and survey papers on any behavioral finance or experimental finance area; where such papers provide an overview and synthesis of present research. Further welcomed are replication experimental finance studies of recently published high impact research in this area.

Document Type: Research Paper

Submission Procedures

Kindly follow the guidelines given on the journal website for submission and manuscript preparation. Note that the publisher will typeset the final article but do not format references. For any queries, contact us.

 

IMPORTANT DATES

The schedule is below:

  • Submission opens: 01 May 2023
  • Submission deadline: 30 September2023