We are honored to announce that the Municipal Finance Journal (MFJ) has joined the Chicago Journals publishing program. The journal is published in partnership with the Center for Municipal Finance at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

Launched in 1980, MFJ is a forum for research on the issues facing practitioners in state and local finance and tax-exempt financing. Articles address the complicated interplay of legal, market, economic, and political perspectives affecting public finance, and are written using approaches from policy, law, accounting, and finance. The journal’s in-depth coverage of financing strategies for a range of institutions is read by scholars and professionals looking for the newest research in contemporary municipal finance.

“MFJ is unique in its exclusive coverage of the $4.2 trillion municipal bond market, making it well situated to grow in influence and reach as scholars gain access to expansions in data availability,” said MFJ editor Justin Marlowe. “Partnering with the University of Chicago Press ensures we can reach practitioner, policymaker, and scholar audiences to engage with this research and continue our study of this important market.”

MFJ joins Chicago’s cohort of influential policy and economics journals that serve scholars and practitioners, including the National Tax Journal, the American Journal of Health Economics, The Journal of Clinical Ethics, the Review of Environmental Economics and Policy the Journal of Political Economy, the Journal of Labor Economics, and Tax Policy and the Economy.

“We are excited to welcome MFJ to our portfolio, and to leverage our experience publishing and promoting applied research journals,” said Journals Director Ashley Towne. “There’s a great opportunity to expand the journal’s impact through strategies focused on increased sales and discoverability.”