Focus & Scope

Advances in Financial Crime and Law (AFCL) welcomes original research, conceptual papers, and critical reviews on a wide range of topics related to financial crime and economic crime. The journal covers areas including fraud, corruption, money laundering, terrorist financing, white-collar crime, corporate liability, and financial regulation. It also explores emerging financial crime risks linked to technology, fintech, and crypto-assets. The journal aims to contribute to the development of more effective legal and regulatory frameworks, enforcement strategies, and governance structures to address the evolving challenges in financial crime.

The journal focuses on a broad spectrum of topics, including:

  • Financial crime, economic crime, and illicit financial flows

  • Fraud, corruption, bribery, and corporate misconduct

  • Money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions enforcement

  • White-collar crime and corporate criminal liability

  • Financial regulation, supervision, and compliance regimes

  • Criminal law, regulatory enforcement, and prosecutorial strategies

  • International, transnational, and comparative financial crime law

  • Asset tracing, recovery, confiscation, and forfeiture of proceeds of crime

  • Financial crime policy, governance, and institutional design

  • Technology, fintech, crypto-assets, and emerging financial crime risks