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This post provides answers to a number of questions that the JF editors have received about the recent withdrawal of an accepted article in the JF: https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.13164 Why a withdrawal and not a retraction? Retractions are for articles that have been formally published in their version of record. A retracted article stays online, but with …

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For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 47 days. 90.8% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 49 days. 90.8% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

Journal of Finance (effective July 1, 2025) Executive Editor: Antoinette Schoar (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Co-Editors: Leonid Kogan (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Jonathan Lewellen (Dartmouth College), Thomas Philippon (New York University), Adi Sunderam (Harvard University) Journal of Finance: Insights & Perspectives (effective January 1, 2025) Executive Editor: Janice Eberly (Northwestern University) Co-Editors: Valentin Haddad (University …

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Congratulations to Steve Kaplan for his selection as 2025 AFA Fellow.  Professor Kaplan is the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance and Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on private equity, venture capital, entrepreneurial finance, corporate governance and …

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The American Finance Association has selected Tyler Muir as the 2025 recipient of the Fischer Black Prize. Tyler Muir is the Donnalisa ’86 and Bill Barnum Endowed Term Chair in Management at UCLA Anderson School of Management. His research interests include asset pricing, financial intermediaries, and financial crises. Before joining UCLA Anderson, Muir was on …

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Congratulations to the officers and directors elected in the AFA 2024 election: President: Ulrike Malmendier,President Elect and 2026 Program Chair: Wei Jiang,Vice President: Sydney Ludvigson,Directors: Reena Aggarwal, Nicolae Gârleanu, Kelly Shue.