Follow the Money but Then What? Rethinking Asset Recovery

Call for Papers

Journal: Journal of Money Laundering Control
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 01 February 2027

The Journal of Money Laundering Control invites high-quality submissions for its Special Issue on Follow the Money but Then What? Rethinking Asset Recovery.

About the Special Issue

Asset recovery has become a central pillar of anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, and financial crime enforcement. However, despite expanding legal frameworks and stronger confiscation powers, recovery rates remain low, while concerns continue to emerge regarding procedural safeguards, judicial oversight, and the broader social and economic impacts of confiscation.

This Special Issue seeks to examine asset recovery as an evolving legal discipline in its own right. It welcomes interdisciplinary and comparative scholarship that explores the conceptual foundations, effectiveness, legitimacy, and future development of asset recovery frameworks across domestic, regional, and international legal systems.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may include, but are not limited to:

Conceptual and theoretical foundations of asset recovery
Criminal confiscation, civil forfeiture, and non-conviction-based asset recovery
Asset freezing, seizure, and confiscation
Asset recovery in corruption cases
Cross-border asset recovery and international cooperation
Digital assets, cryptocurrencies, and emerging legal challenges
Asset recovery in organised and financial crime
The role of financial institutions and gatekeepers
Comparative legal approaches to asset recovery
Future reforms and policy developments in asset recovery frameworks

Preferred Article Types

The journal welcomes:

Original Research Articles
Comparative Legal Studies
Critical Legal Analyses
Policy and Regulatory Research

Submission Information

Opening Date for Submissions: 15 May 2026
Submission Deadline: 01 February 2027
Manuscripts must align with the journal's aims and scope.
Submissions should be made through ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Authors must select the Special Issue title during the submission process.
Papers must be original and not under consideration elsewhere.
The Special Issue is expected to be published in 2027, with accepted papers appearing online through EarlyCite.

Guest Editors

Dr. Andreas Karapatakis, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool
Dr. Dimitrios Kafteranis, Research Centre for Resilient Business and Society, Coventry University

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