The IUP Journal of Applied Finance

Volume 32, Issue 3, July-September 2026

ISSN :3108-1037

Impact Factor: 2.22; Acceptance rate: 25%; Turnaround time: 10-12 months

A "peer-reviewed" journal included in EBSCO and ProQuest (Part of Clarivate) Database

It is a quarterly journal that showcases empirical research in applied finance. It provides research papers on Business environment, Trade and free trade agreements, Tariff liberalization, Imports and exports, FDI, Equity markets, Debt markets, Corporate finance, Financial services, Financial risk management, Portfolio management, International finance, Bank efficiency and regulation, Structural transformation, Regulatory efficiency, etc.

Focus Areas

  • Business Environment   |  
  • Regulatory Environment   |  
  • Equity Markets   |  
  • Debt Market   |  
  • Corporate Finance   |  
  • Financial Services   |  
  • Portfolio Management   |  
  • International Finance   |  
  • Risk Management   |  

Current Issue

Volume 32, Issue 3, July-September 2026
Impact of Regulatory Interventions on Earnings Quality: Evidence from Indian Banks

Author: Ajit Dayanandan, Rachappa Shette, Sudershan Kuntluru and Soumik Bhusan

Published Online: July, 2026

Keywords: Benford’s law, Asset quality review, Earnings quality, Significant digit law, Data manipulation

Dividend Policy and Shareholder Value: The Moderating Role of Market Volatility and Ownership Structure

Author: Edward Annan and Mensah Marfo

Published Online: July, 2026

Keywords: Dividend policy, Market volatility, Shareholder value, Ownership structure, Ghana Stock Exchange

Exchange Rate Volatility and Economic Growth in India: Evidence from a GARCH Model

Author: Avalagi Ashokareddy and Kirankumar Bannigol

Published Online: July, 2026

Keywords: Economic growth and development, Currency dynamics, FDI, Money supply, Inflation, Interest rate

Dynamic Interaction Between Conventional and Sustainable Stock Indices in India: A VAR Approach

Author: Pooja P Patel

Published Online: July, 2026

Keywords: Sustainable indices, Conventional indices, ESG, VAR, Granger causality, Indian stock market

Optimization-Driven Deep Learning Models for Detecting Real-Time Financial Fraud

Author: Rupali Mangesh Sathe, Neetu Sharma and Shilpa Shinde

Published Online: July, 2026

Keywords: Financial fraud detection, Time series anomaly detection, Deep learning, Metaheuristic optimization, GC-LSTM, DCCAE, LFDBO, AROA

Influence of Investor Sentiment on Asset Returns: An Empirical Analysis Using Fama-French Five-Factor Framework

Author: Naina and Kapil Gupta

Published Online: July, 2026

Keywords: Investor sentiment, Asset pricing, Five-factor model, Behavioral finance

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Current Issue

Volume 32, Issue 2, April-June 2026
Tax Buoyancy in India: An Empirical Assessment

Author: Samir Ranjan Behera, Bichitrananda Seth, Anoop K Suresh and Ishika Pawar

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Tax buoyancy, Johansen cointegration test, Autoregressive distributed lag model, Markov regime switching model, State of the economy

Bankruptcy Prediction in the Indian Retail Sector: A Cross-Model Analysis of Altman, Springate, and Grover Scores

Author: Chinmay Vibhute, Siddharth Phadtare, Vidi Panwar, Abhay Kumar and Rajneesh Ranjan Jha

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Bankruptcy prediction, Retail industry, Altman Z-score, Springate S-score, Grover G-score, Credit risk modeling

Herding Behavior as a Mediator of Peer Influence in Retail Investment Decisions: Evidence from Urban Indian Investors

Author: Sahifa Moosa Muradbi Mazgaonkar

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Peer influence, Herding behavior, Retail investment decisions

Influence of Bond Auctioning Methods and Volatility on Indian Sovereign Borrowing Costs

Author: Shiv Shankar

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Auction, Discriminatory and uniform, Volatility, Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition, GARCH

Green vs. Traditional Energy Stocks: A Comparative Study of Risk Perception and Portfolio Diversification Strategies Among Retail Investors

Author: Ramya Yaligar and Ashwini A N

Published Online: April, 2026

Keywords: Risk Perception, Portfolio Diversification, Green Energy Stocks, Traditional Energy Stocks, Behavioral Finance, Retail Investors, India, ESG Investing