European Financial Management

Published in conjunction with the European Financial Management Association

Edited by:
John A. Doukas

Print ISSN: 1354-7798
Online ISSN: 1468-036X
Frequency: Five times a year
Current Volume: 16 / 2010
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 26/48 Business, Finance
Impact Factor: 0.778

TopAuthor Guidelines

The main objective of European Financial Management is to provide a forum for the publication of research in the area of financial management and the theory of the firm placing primary emphasis on the highest quality of research to serve both executives and academics concerned with the financial management of European corporations and financial institutions. The journal publishes significant new research in the following major areas of finance: capital markets, financial institutions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and the economics of organizations. Whilst European Financial Management is an outlet for high quality of academic research, using state of the art applications, authors are required to stress the practical and managerial implications of their work. The Professional Forum section of the journal publishes clinical studies and short articles dealing with recent developments in the areas of tax laws, regulations, security design, investment/trading strategies, cases and major events in the business world. Submission of a paper will be held to imply that it contains original, unpublished work.

Submission inquiries should be sent to:

Professor John A. Doukas, Managing Editor, Graduate School of Business and Public Administration, Constant Hall, Suite 2080, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0222, USA. Tel: +1 757 683 5521; Fax: +1 757 683 5639; Email: jdoukas@odu.edu

Electronic Submission: http://www.efmaefm.org/0EFMJOURNAL/submissions.shtml

Authors are required to submit electronically (in MS Word or PDF format) two versions of their paper: (1) a complete paper and (2) a paper without the name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s). For the complete paper, the first page should contain the title, name of the author(s), complete address, telephone, fax numbers and E-mail addresses. All submitted papers must be accompanied by an abstract of no more than 100 words. A submission fee is required to process submitted papers.

Papers must be in English. Each paper must be accompanied by a submission fee of $450 for authors who are current European Financial Management subscribers and $500 for non-subscribers. The $500 fee includes a one-year complimentary European Financial Management Association membership. Cheques should be made payable to European Financial Management and must be drawn on a US bank in US currency.

Turn around time. The turn around time of the journal's refereeing process is one of the fastest among major finance journals. The editorial policy regarding accept, revise and resubmit or reject decisions is reached within four (4) weeks from the submission date. Each submitted paper is assigned to one referee who is committed to turn his/her referee report to the editorial office within three (3) to four (4) weeks.

Manuscripts are evaluated anonymously. The first page of the paper should contain the following information: (a) title; (b) name(s) (including email); (c) an abstract of no more than 100words; (d) up to five keywords of the author's choice reflecting the content of the paper; and (e) at least one classification code according to the system used by JEL. A footnote on the same sheet should give the name and present address of the author to whom proofs and reprint order forms should be addressed. Double-space the entire document with ample margins. Acknowledgements and information on grants received can be given before the references or in a first footnote, which should not be included in the consecutive numbering of footnotes. Please attach an Executive Summary to each manuscript. This summary should not exceed 1000 words and should be viewed as an effective device for communicating to the business community the practical importance of the paper - it should not represent an expanded version of the academic abstract.

Authors are encouraged to avoid tedious mathematical expressions. When algebraic formulas do appear in the text they should be followed by a clear explanation to help readers and referees. Derivations and proofs should be placed in an appendix. Footnotes should be kept to a minimum and be numbered consecutively throughout the text with superscript arabic numerals. They must appear on a separate page. References should include only the most relevant papers. Tables, charts, and graphs should appear on separate pages in numerical order at the end of the paper. Table captions must be very detailed and self-explanatory. It is strongly recommended that authors take a close look at a recently published EFM article and conform to all stylistic standards before they submit their paper to the journal. Graphs and diagrams should be referred to as figures and should be numbered consecutively in arabic numerals. Please include a short author biography for each author. These should include details about education, prior affiliations, prior published articles, etc.

European Financial Management is pleased to publish brief announcement such as your future meeting dates and other finance faculty news (i.e. appointments, promotions, leaves, grants, resignations, retirements and deaths) free of charge. The journal will also publish dissertation abstracts and book reviews. Simply send the information to the Managing Editor, above.

Copyright Transfer Agreement. Authors will be required to sign a Copyright Transfer Agreement (CTA) for all papers accepted for publciation. Signature of the CTA is a condition of publication and papers will be passed to the publisher for production unless a signed form has been received. After submission, authors retain the right to publish their paper in various media/circumstances (please see form for further details). To assist authors, an appropriate form will be supplied by the Editorial Office. Alternatively, authors may like to download a copy of the form here .

Please return the completed forms via post to: 600 North Bridge Road, #05-01, Park View Square, Singapore 188778. Alternatively, scanned forms can be emailed to EUFM@wiley.com, or sent via fax to +65 6295-6202.

Author Services. Author services enables authors to track their article - once it has been accepted - through the production process to publication online and in print. Authors can check the status of their articles online and choose to receive automated e-mails at key stages of production. The author will receive an e-mail with a unique link that enables them to register and have their article automatically added to the system. Please ensure that a complete e-mail address is provided when submitting the manuscript. Click here for more details on online production tracking and for a wealth of resources including FAQs and tips on article preparation, submission and more.

References in Articles. There are several software packages available to help authors manage and format the references and footnotes in their journal article. We recommend the use of a software tool such as EndNote or Reference Manager for reference management and formatting.

EndNote reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.endnote.com/support/enstyles.asp

Reference Manager reference styles can be searched for here:
http://www.refman.com/support/rmstyles.asp