About

The Global Journal of Education, Finance and Management (GJEFM) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research across the converging domains of education, finance, and management. Guided by rigorous academic standards and global ethical guidelines, GJEFM provides a high-quality platform for the dissemination of impactful, evidence-based research that informs policy, enhances professional practice, and contributes to global socioeconomic development.

The journal operates under a fully open-access publishing model, ensuring that all published articles are freely accessible to readers worldwide without subscription or payment barriers. GJEFM upholds the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) and adheres strictly to the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Best Practices and Elsevier’s Publishing Ethics.

Scope and Aim

GJEFM welcomes original scholarly work that addresses theoretical, empirical, and applied questions in:

Education

  • Educational policy, administration, and governance

  • Teaching methodologies, curriculum development, and learning sciences

  • Digital education, EdTech, and instructional innovation

  • Teacher development, student engagement, and educational psychology

Finance

  • Financial markets, institutions, and regulatory frameworks

  • Corporate finance, investment strategies, and risk management

  • FinTech, digital currencies, and financial innovation

  • Behavioral finance, public finance, and fiscal policy

Management

  • Organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource management

  • Strategic management, entrepreneurship, and innovation systems

  • Public and nonprofit management

  • Business analytics, decision sciences, and operations management

The journal encourages interdisciplinary, cross-sector, and cross-country perspectives, especially research that bridges educational development with economic and managerial outcomes.

Mission

The mission of GJEFM is to:

  • Advance high-quality research that addresses real-world challenges

  • Foster global academic collaboration and cross-disciplinary integration

  • Promote transparent, ethical, and accessible scholarly communication

  • Support evidence-based policymaking and sustainable institutional growth

  • Provide emerging scholars with an international platform for impact

Editorial Philosophy and Peer Review

GJEFM follows a double-blind peer review process involving independent experts to ensure fairness, objectivity, and academic integrity. Each manuscript undergoes:

  1. Initial Editorial Screening
    Assessment for relevance, originality, and ethical compliance.

  2. Double-Blind Review by 2–3 Qualified Reviewers
    Evaluation based on methodological rigor, clarity, contribution, and scientific validity.

  3. Editorial Decision and Revision Cycle
    Decisions may include acceptance, minor/major revision, or rejection.

  4. Final Acceptance and Production
    Copyediting, formatting, plagiarism checking, and metadata validation.

The journal adheres to guidelines set by COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), ICMJE, and Elsevier Ethical Publishing Standards.

Open Access Policy

GJEFM publishes all content under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction provided the original work is properly cited. No article processing charges (APCs) or submission fees are imposed unless specified transparently.

The journal ensures:

  • Permanent free access to all articles

  • Archival preservation through international repositories

  • Transparent licensing information

Indexing & Abstracting (Aspirational / Standard-Compliant)

GJEFM aims to meet and exceed the technical and ethical requirements for inclusion in:

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

  • CrossRef (DOI assignment for all articles)

  • Google Scholar

  • Dimensions

  • EBSCO

  • ProQuest

  • Scopus (Elsevier)

  • Web of Science (Clarivate)

Comprehensive metadata, XML article tagging, and citation standards are maintained to support indexing eligibility.

Publication Frequency

GJEFM follows a quarterly publication cycle, releasing four issues per year:
March, June, September, and December.

To ensure timely knowledge dissemination, the journal also operates an Online First system where accepted papers are published ahead of scheduled issues.

Target Audience

The journal serves:

  • Academic researchers and scholars

  • Policymakers and educational leaders

  • Financial analysts and industry professionals

  • Management practitioners and organizational strategists

  • Graduate and doctoral students

  • International development agencies and NGOs

Ethics & Transparency

GJEFM is committed to:

  • Ethical publishing practices

  • Transparent authorship and funding disclosures

  • Anti-plagiarism and data integrity standards

  • Conflict-of-interest management

  • Long-term digital preservation and accessibility

The journal follows COPE and Elsevier’s “Best Practices for Research Publication.”

Vision

To become a globally recognized hub of interdisciplinary knowledge that shapes policies, transforms educational and financial systems, and promotes sustainable management practices for the collective advancement of society.