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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

New evidence on drivers influencing negotiation between financial auditors and their clients concerning resolution on the audit opinion. The case of an emerging economy

Valentin Burca, Anca Balan, Ovidiu-Constantin Bunget, Alin-Constantin Dumitrescu, Cristian Lungu

Controversies concerning the main drivers of the auditor-client relationship have been discussed over time, although interest in this topic appears to have slightly declined, with recent studies mainly addressing auditors’ competencies, independence, audit fees and quality of audit services. However, the current business environment shows significant concerns on the high level of economic uncertainty, and complexity of business models, even though auditors have shown interest in adopting…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-2-009 more

Leading the greening: Assessing leadership attitude towards green policies, green environment, and the green circular economy

Ali Junaid Khan, Subuhi Khan, Shahar Yar, Iza Gigauri, Asifa Jahangir

Developing nations struggle to adopt and implement green initiatives in order to reach a circular economy. This study examined how leadership’s green attitude directly affects green policies, the green environment, and the green economy. Additionally, this study considers the mediating role of green policies in achieving green environment and green economy objectives by using transformational leadership theory. The data was collected from the management-level employees of a public-sector…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-2-008 more

Do inconsistent online reviews reduce sales for merchants on the platform? Evidence from China

Xulong Wang, Chenyu Fu, Feng Leng

Inconsistent online reviews are the norm in online shopping. However, platform merchants often believe that inconsistent online reviews have a negative impact on sales. They delete or hide negative reviews in pursuit of consistent praise. So, do inconsistent online reviews really reduce sales? In view of this, this study explores the impact of inconsistent online reviews on the sales of platform merchants based on the stimuli-organism-response (S-O-R) theory and service remediation theory, as…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-5-011 more

Carbon emission trading policy and green technological innovation in Chinese listed companies: A corporate reputation perspective

Xinfeng Jiang, Jiakun Xu, Rong Ma, Ahsan Akbar, Marcela Sokolova

The carbon emission trading policy (CET) makes enterprises’ pollution information transparent and is an important environmental regulation tool for China to achieve the goal of “carbon peak” and “carbon neutrality.” Taking A-share listed companies in China’s Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchange from 2008 to 2021 as a research sample, this paper chooses the implementation of China’s carbon emission trading policy in seven pilot regions as a quasi-natural experimental scenario and takes 2014 as…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-2-003 more

Determinants of logistics service supplier choice for electronics exporters: Evidence from an emerging market

Cong Doan Le, Wei-Hwa Pan, Trung Quan Nguyen

This study aims to explore important factors influencing the decision-making process in selecting logistics service suppliers by electronic component export companies in Vietnam, with a particular focus on local service providers (LSPs). The research involved in-depth interviews with eight logistics experts and a quantitative survey of 300 representatives from electronic component export companies. Data was collected through online surveys, then analyzed using the SEM model. The findings…