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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: submissions closed, expected publication September 2026. More information in Call for papers here.

Monothematic issue 2025 (published September 5, 2025)
Transitioning to the green circular economy: The age of VUCA

In a world defined by environmental degradation, economic volatility, and technological disruption, the circular economy (CE) has moved from a theoretical concept to a practical imperative. This monothematic issue brings together diverse global perspectives and empirical research that demonstrate how CE serves as a strategic response to today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) conditions. The research featured here confirms that circularity is no longer an optional pursuit.
More information in Editorial, full issue.

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.

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Choice of articles of current issue

Promoting reverse logistics decisions using a new hybrid model based on deep learning and failure mode and effects analysis approaches

Kamelia Ahmadkhan, Abdolreza Yazdani-Chamzini, Alireza Bakhshizadeh, Jonas Šaparauskas, Zenonas Turskis, Niousha Zeidyahyaee

The problem of reusing and recycling the returned products plays a crucial role in mitigating waste. Therefore, authorities must make the best decision in such situations. However, this problém is a paradoxical decision because different components often conflict with each other, which can impact the decision-making process. The proposed framework uses sentiment analysis algorithms to help decision-makers adopt the best reverse logistics decision strategy based on customer feedback. The…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-4-006 more

Consumer perception of private labels: A case study of the Czech Republic

Michaela Janska, Marta Zambochova

Private brands are currently relatively well accepted by consumers and are generally considered to be of high quality, yet they face various challenges that can threaten their sustainability. This has been confirmed by several authors looking at consumer perceptions of private labels across different countries. The aim of the study was to assess consumers’ attitudes and relationships towards private brands and to identify factors that may influence their purchasing decisions. To achieve the…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-4-013 more

Mahalanobis distance and Stutzer ratio modelling in emerging markets portfolios

Dejan Zivkov, Boris Kuzman, Jonel Subic

This study examines the performance of multi-asset portfolios in global emerging markets, emphasizing their exposure to systemic risk and risk-adjusted returns. The analysis encompasses portfolios from regions such as Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, and Latin America. The research uses daily data, covering a 10 years period. Two advanced methodologies are applied in the portfolio construction – the Mahalanobis distance and the Stutzer ratio.…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-4-010 more

Premature stalling of the catching-up process in CEECs: The case of Slovakia

Karol Morvay

The slowdown in the catching-up process has attracted considerable attention, as it is a phenomenon observed in a real context. It has affected almost all CEE countries after the global financial crisis, but to an unequal extent. The article deals with the problem of stalling catching up with advanced economies from the Slovak perspective. It is a problem with broad links to all sectors of the economy as it affects business activity, public administration and households. The analysis is…

DOI (& full text): doi.org/10.15240/tul/001/2025-4-004 more

Similarity of EU countries in macroeconomic, innovation, and institutional performance – The case of FDI determinants

Ludmila Bartokova, Simona Circova

Most countries nowadays are linked closely by trade flows, financial transactions, or mutual migration flows. As a result, their overall performances tend to converge. This paper compares 27 European countries with the aim of finding their similarities or differences based on their performance over the last decade. For consistency reasons, we included the United Kingdom and Croatia in the sample, despite not being EU members for the entire period, while Luxembourg was excluded due to data…