The American Finance Association

For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 48 days. 91.9% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 47 days. 91.6% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

Slides from the Journal of Finance Editor report presentation during the AFA business meeting, including the Brattle Prize and Dimensional Fund Advisors best paper award winners, are available here

The AFA is pleased to announce that Kathleen Weiss Hanley has accepted the role of AFA Executive Secretary and Treasurer (EST).  From July 1, 2022 until June 30, 2023, Professor Hanley will work alongside current EST Jim Schallheim.  Beginning July 1, 2023, Professor Hanley will assume the office of EST. Professor Hanley holds the position …

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David Mayers was professor emeritus of finance at UC Riverside’s School of Business. He received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Rochester, his M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his B.S. in engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis. Dave Mayers served as co-editor of the Journal of Finance from …

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The 2023 American Finance Association Annual Meeting Submission website is now CLOSED. The deadline to submit a paper was 3:00pm ET on Tuesday, March 15. Please see additional information on the Annual Meeting page of this website.

View the recording of John Graham’s Presidential Address “Corporate Finance and Reality“