“Artificial Intelligence and Capital Markets”

all for Papers – Special Issue: “Artificial Intelligence and Capital Markets”

Journal: Global Finance Journal
Publisher: Elsevier
Impact Factor: 5.5 (SSCI-indexed, Top 10% ranking; ABDC-rated ‘A’)
Submission deadline: 30 September 2026

Overview

The Global Finance Journal is seeking high-quality research on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in capital markets. The issue encourages a shift toward Type 2 research (studying AI as an economic phenomenon) and hybrid Type 1+2 research (using AI as a methodological tool to investigate AI-related economic questions), though rigorous Type 1 studies (AI as a purely methodological tool) remain welcome.

The editors seek papers that move beyond simply asking "Can AI predict X?" to investigating "What happens to capital markets/organizations when AI is adopted?" and "In what contexts does AI work effectively?"

Core Themes & Suggested Topics

• Information Dynamics: Applied AI in information production and consumption.

• Investor & Market Analysis: Decoding investor strategies, AI-generated content, and opinion ecosystems.

• Governance & Policy: AI governance, control, political economy, law, and finance.

• Socio-Economic Impact: AI bias and fairness, the "AI divide" among investors/managers/households, and societal challenges (cybersecurity, climate).

• Entrepreneurship & Human Capital: AI applications for startups and the changing nature of human capital in the era of AI.

• Methodological Innovation: Lookahead bias in pre-trained models, prompt engineering, and using AI to identify exogenous shocks in finance and accounting research.

• Experimental Research: Lab or field experiments investigating AI's impact.

Submission Details

• Submission window: Open now (rolling basis).

• Final submission deadline: 30 September 2026.

• Submission portal: Global Finance Journal Editorial Manager:
  https://www.editorialmanager.com/GFJ/default.aspx

• Fast-track review: The journal is committed to a fast turnaround; early submissions are encouraged.

• Manuscript title: Select “Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Capital Markets” during the submission process.

Editorial Team

Executive Editors:

• Sean Cao, University of Maryland

• Lin Peng, Baruch College

Guest Editors:

• Jing Zhao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

• Clara Zhou, Macquarie University

Why This Issue Matters

• As AI shifts from an emerging tool to a structural driver of financial markets, this special issue provides a timely forum for defining the economic implications of AI adoption.

• By highlighting context-specific impacts and governance challenges, the research published here will influence how investors, firms, and policymakers navigate the AI-driven financial landscape.

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