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Call for papers – Monothematic issue 2026
Sustainable cities

This monothematic issue seeks to create a platform for interdisciplinary research on sustainable cities. Urban areas have become central to the global economy, yet they also face significant social and environmental challenges. Without addressing these issues, cities risk becoming overcrowded, polluted, and increasingly detrimental to the quality of life for their inhabitants. We invite submissions of original papers from diverse academic disciplines, presenting innovative research that can contribute to overcoming the key sustainability challenges facing urban areas worldwide.
Important dates: submission open date – June 1, 2025, manuscript submission deadline – October 31, 2025. Please inform the editorial office that the manuscript is intended for the monothematic issue (journal@tul.cz).
More information in Call for papers here.

Monothematic issue 2025 (expected publication September, 2025)
Transitioning to the green circular economy: The age of VUCA

We invite contributions from researchers and practitioners from the circular economy for our upcoming monothematic special issue that is exclusively focussed on the implications of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity on the sustainability of the circular economy. We recommend that the contributions be specific and targeted towards the scholarship and practice of the circular economy.
Important dates: expected publication September 2025 (submissios closed).
More information in Call for papers here.

Monothematic issue 2024 (published September 6, 2024)
Emerging digital technologies and their influence on elimination of supply chain vulnerability

This issue of E&M Economics and Management aims to expand the understanding of how digital technologies can be leveraged to mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities. The focus is on exploring the role of these technologies in making supply chains more lean, agile, resilient, and environmentally sustainable. The collected articles offer a comprehensive look into various aspects of this dynamic field. More information in Editorial here.

Aims & Scope

Among the key topics covered are Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Information Management, and Marketing & Trade. More information here.

The journal E&M Economics and Management (E&M) publishes high quality original research articles and scientific studies based on theoretical and empirical analyses. E&M encourages new intriguing ideas and new perspectives on existing state of knowledge.
Among the key topics covered are Economics, Business Administration, Finance, Management, Information Management, and Marketing & Trade. More information here.

Warning

Editorial office of the journal E&M Economics and Management warns that there have recently emerged false offers promising mediation of publishing in our journal for a certain fee. Editorial office declares that we do not keep such cooperation. Every single review process is standartized and transparent. If you are interested in publishing with E&M, contact our editorial office directly. The journal does not have any intermediaries abroad.

Choice of articles of current issue

Regional income convergence in Central Europe: Evidence from a pair-wise approach

Pavel Zdrazil

Regional disparities are usually monitored in terms of economic performance. But as pointed out by many scholars, research has to look beyond GDP, investments, unemployment, and focus also on regional inequality in measures of well-being, for example, the disposable income of households. Therefore, this article examines the income disparities among the regions of Central European countries. We apply the probabilistic definition of convergence that is tested by the time series cointegration…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-1-001 more

The impact of Fintech on bank development: A meta-analysis investigation

Wei Wang, Songze Guan, Juan Li, Yuefei Tang, Tianyu He

To test whether the results of the empirical literature on bank Fintech are affected by the characteristics of specific research, the paper selects existing high-quality empirical literature to conduct a meta-analysis. It finds that the empirical estimation results conducted across various studies are influenced significantly by factors such as sample interval, estimation methods, measurement indicators for Fintech and bank development, and the inverse of the model count. Specifically, the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-1-010 more

Energy companies’ readiness for the digital transformation of the purchasing process

Agata Kulikowska, Ewa Wszendybyl-Skulska

Social and economic developments, the dynamic geopolitical situation, and climate policy changes are exerting an increasingly significant influence on stakeholders in the energy sector. In recent years, the sector has undergone a period of dynamic change, during which there has been a notable increase in awareness of the potential for digital transformation within the sector. A specific process that ensures the security and stability of supply is the purchasing process. The objective of this…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-5-004 more

The relationship between implicit moral hazard, corporate governance, and bank lending behavior

Chiao-Ming Li, Hsu Chi Wang, Chun-Hsin Chou, Joe-Ming Lee

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) development has indeed changed the original economic operation status through diversified methods. The banking industry, especially under the guidance of ESG, reminds the banking industry that it should focus on regulatory conditions such as lending objects with ESG operating characteristics. In terms of corporate governance, the banking industry needs to adopt high self-management standards for business development. This paper uses the panel…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-1-012 more

Cybersecurity management system of large enterprises: Probabilistic behavioural model

Radek Svadlenka

This article presents an in-depth examination of the behaviours of large enterprises in managing information security, aiming to develop a model that illustrates the relationships between various cybersecurity variables. Conducted between 2022 and the first half of 2023, the study involved 52 significant organizations in the Czech Republic, offering insights applicable across the European Union. Amidst rising cyber threats, the research evaluates the current cybersecurity landscape within…