About the Journal

International Research in Economics and Finance (IREF) is an international open-access and peer-reviewed journal published by ChapJuly Press. IREF is dedicated to advancing global scholarship and evidence-based discourse in all fields of economics and finance. The journal serves as a key platform for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to disseminate rigorous theoretical and empirical studies.

Focus and Scope
IREF publishes high-quality research across a broad spectrum of topics, including but not limited to:

  • Macroeconomics and monetary policy

  • International trade and finance

  • Financial markets and institutions

  • Corporate finance and governance

  • Development economics and public policy

  • Econometric methods and applied economics

Open Access Policy
All articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, ensuring free and immediate access worldwide. IREF operates under an Article Processing Charge (APC) model to support sustainable open-access publishing.

Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright of their published work while granting ChapJuly Press the right to publish and distribute it under the CC BY license.

Peer Review Process
All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review to uphold scholarly integrity, originality, and relevance.

Sponsorship Disclosure
IREF is funded through APCs and receives no direct commercial sponsorship, ensuring editorial independence and academic objectivity.

Privacy Statement
Personal data collected during submission and review is handled in accordance with our published privacy policy, available on the journal’s website.

Archival and Preservation
All published content is archived in CLOCKSS to ensure permanent access and long-term digital preservation of the scholarly record.

Contact Information
For inquiries, please contact:  iref@julypress.org