Associate Editors in Environmental Economics and Sustainability needed for
Cogent Economics & Finance
About the role
Cogent Economics and Finance is seeking Associate Editors for its Environmental Economics and Sustainability section of the journal.
This is an excellent opportunity for hands-on subject matter experts who want to shape the literature of their discipline. In this active, operational role, you will oversee the peer-review pipeline for your specialty, ensure high scholarly standards, and collaborate with the leadership team to drive the journal's growth.
In this role, you will:
- Manage the peer-review process for manuscripts within your field of expertise, utilizing the journal’s submission system.
- Identify, recruit, and secure qualified peer reviewers to ensure timely, robust, and constructive evaluations.
- Assess reviewer feedback and deliver clear editorial recommendations (Accept, Revise, Reject) to the Editor-in-Chief.
- Uphold research integrity and publishing ethics, ensuring all handled manuscripts adhere to COPE guidelines.
- Proactively commission high-impact content, including inviting submissions, proposing Special Issues, or developing article collections.
- Actively promote the journal within your professional networks and represent the title at key events and conferences.
Stepping into a supporting editor role is a rewarding journey that enables you to influence the future of your field. You will gain deep insights into the publishing process, expand your global professional network, and be recognized as a leading figure in the community.
The role offers:
- One APC waiver per year
- Free access to 100 articles on tandfonline.com
- 30% discount on books at routledge.com
- Access to Taylor & Francis editorial resources and training
- Formal recognition on the journal’s Editorial Board page
About the Journal
Cogent Economics & Finance is a multidisciplinary open access journal publishing high-quality peer-reviewed research by authors from across the globe. Our inclusive nature ensures we cover the entire scope of economics and finance research – from financial economics to economic philosophy and everything in between, including replication studies – and we make sure this research is visible to everyone, anywhere, any time. The journal welcomes theoretical and empirical contributions.
The journal is headed up by an expert team of Senior Editors who, in keeping with our vision of inclusivity and sharing, evaluate submissions on scholarly merit and research integrity. Manuscripts are never rejected purely on the grounds of perceived importance or impact on the research community.
Cogent Economics & Finance aims to take an objective and constructive approach to peer review, with editors seeking work that displays sound research methods and reasoning, relevance to the journal’s audience, and clear and coherent language. Article-level metrics allow the research to be assessed on its own merit.
Cogent Economics & Finance considers original research and review articles in the following sections and broad topical areas:
Development Economics
Welcomes novel and interesting applied research that makes a valuable contribution to the field of Economics across all aspects of development economics including, but not limited to: fiscal policy, monetary policy, health policy, regulatory policy, political economy, underdevelopment, agriculture, poverty, inequality, globalisation and trade, sustainable development, energy and environment.
This section welcomes research which employs an interdisciplinary approach and addresses questions in development economics, that are of interest to the general readers of the journal, comprising both academia and practitioners. It also welcomes research in development economics at the macro, micro and meso level.
Econometrics and Data Analytics
Aims to publish high-quality papers in macroeconometrics, microeconometrics and financial econometrics. The journal encourages submissions of research outcomes from all areas of econometric research including applied, methodological and theoretical studies. Considering Data Analytics, this section also looks at publishing high-quality research outcomes from data-rich studies in the broad area of economics and finance. It focuses on fundamental and applied research outcomes in data analytics theories and methodologies. Additionally, it promotes data-rich application studies and encourages multidisciplinary research. It aims to bring together academic researchers, industry data experts, and potential end users of data science and analytical technologies. This section welcomes challenges spanning data capture, storage, analysis, visualization, and various modelling techniques.
Health Economics
This section offers a platform for rigorous inquiry into the economic dimensions of health within evolving global policy landscapes. Understanding the complex, intertwined economic and health systems is critical for addressing challenges to funding, research, and practice, and for fostering widespread prosperity. The core aims of this section are to consider: Economics Policy, Health Outcomes, Human Rights, Economics of Mental Health, Violence and Health Inequality. We welcome submissions from researchers, policymakers and practioners.
Economics of Disadvantage and Vulnerability
This section of the journal Cogent Economics and Finance is dedicated to exploring the economic and social vulnerabilities that persist in our societies despite growing efforts for inclusion. Our aim is to deeper understanding of the multifaceted nature of disadvantage and vulnerability, which affects individuals and communities facing systemic barriers to economic opportunities and wellbeing.
The journal section focuses on four main objectives:
1. Understanding disadvantage and vulnerability by investigating its drivers and long-term consequences.
2. Promoting innovative solutions and policy recommendations to address the challenges faced by vulnerable and disadvantaged groups.
3. Exploring new data and methodologies to gain a more accurate picture of the experiences of disadvantaged and vulnerable populations.
4. Measuring progress toward more equitable and economically fair societies by exploring and developing effective metrics to track economic empowerment and inclusion.
We aim to publish economics discipline based research that enhances our understanding of the causes, consequences, and solutions to disadvantage and vulnerability, while providing practical insights for policymakers and practitioners. By focusing on the publication of research in this field we aim to provide evidence-based knowledge that offers clear insights to fostering economically safer, fairer, more equitable, and inclusive societies for all.
Energy Economics
The Energy Economics section is dedicated to advancing the understanding of the complex interplay between energy systems and economic activities. This section aims to explore the geographical dimensions of energy, examining how energy resources are distributed and utilized across different regions and how this influences economic development and policy-making. This section is particularly interested in research that delves into the financial networks within the energy sector, analyzing the mechanisms and instruments that drive investment and risk management in energy markets.
This section is a platform for interdisciplinary research that bridges the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical applications, with a focus on the economic aspects of energy geography, financial networks, supply chain finance, carbon finance, and climate-economic dynamics. This section encourages submissions that offer innovative perspectives and robust empirical evidence to contribute to the growing body of knowledge in these areas.
Environmental Economics and Sustainability
Publishes papers across a range of environmental and natural resource economics topics including, but not limited to, sustainability, climate change, natural resource use, environmental justice, energy use, land use, pollution and associated externalities, environmental health policy, regulation, and environmental valuation.
The journal welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers, including the use of traditional as well as novel methodological techniques. Our audience is both international and inter-disciplinary and includes academics, researchers, regulators, and policy makers.
Financial Economics
The Financial Economics section of Cogent Economics and Finance seeks to publish high quality articles from across the full range of the finance and financial economics discipline. This includes and extends from, but is not limited to, areas of corporate finance and firm behaviour (such as capital structure and dividend policy), the behaviour of financial institutions (such as bank profitability, risk and efficiency as well as issues in microfinance and financial inclusion), international finance, risk management, behavioural finance, asset pricing and behaviour across and between asset types (such as stock, bond, commodity, real estate and other markets), towards the boundary between finance and macroeconomics, and examining the interaction between the real economy and financial markets.
This section has notable interest in two of the main developing trends within financial economics. First, in regard of ESG (environmental, social and governance). This captures work around green finance, including the pricing of green assets and the building of green portfolios, as well as key issue in social and governance (such as how finance can be used to improve the functioning of firms for all stakeholders). Second, in how advances in analytics, big data and fintech now interact with market dynamics and help provide new answers and insights to current questions. The scope of this section addresses all of the major questions in financial economics, from how firms raise, spend and distribute capital, to how financial institutions try to manage the risks involved in trading assets, and understanding why asset prices change and how that impacts the economic environment.
General & Applied Economics
Considers a broad range of applied analyses, covering both microeconomics and macroeconomics subject areas such as, but not restricted to: labour, education, industrial organisation, trade, behavioural, monetary, health and agricultural economics. While some theoretical papers are published, many submissions are empirical in nature, encompassing both econometic analyses and the results of experimental research. The editors are also interested in receiving papers on economics teaching, learning and assessment, where authors can provide evidence on the impact of innovations adopted. This section also welcomes submissions on Economic Methodology, Philosophy and History.
Monetary Economics and Macroeconomics
The Monetary and Macroeconomics section of Cogent Economics and Finance seeks to publish high quality empirical, methodological and theoretical articles from across the range of monetary economics and macroeconomics, particularly: monetary theory, digital currencies, fintech, monetary policy, monetary history, financial intermediation, banks, credit, financial markets, assets, business cycles, expectations, interactions between real and financial markets and optimal contracts.
Key Skills and Attributes
Ready to apply? We’re seeking candidates who demonstrate:
Strategic Vision & Advocacy
- A proven track record as an established or emerging leader within your academic discipline.
- A clear vision and enthusiasm for the journal’s growth and long-term evolution.
- Active engagement in expanding academic networks through conferences and professional social media presence.
Operational Commitment
- The capacity to devote time throughout the year to the role and participate in Editorial Board meetings and training as required.
Integrity & Excellence
- Uncompromising ethical standards, including knowledge of COPE guidelines and a commitment to always upholding them.
- A commitment to acting as a high-level ambassador for the journal within the wider research community.
Application instructions
Applications should include your CV and a Cover Letter.
Your Cover Letter should be no longer than 500 words and include how you would:
- Oversee the peer review process for assigned manuscripts, including selecting appropriate reviewers.
- Make recommendations for manuscript acceptance or revision.
- Assist in the development of themed issues and collections.
- Provide expert advice on emerging trends and topics within the field.
- Support the journal with development strategies.
Early application is encouraged. For any questions, please contact Senior Publisher, Samuel Ward, [email protected]
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