The American Finance Association

For the past 12 months: Median turnaround in 49 days. 92.0% of all decisions made within less than 100 days. More at this link: Editorial Statistics

A recent paper by the current editor of the Journal of Financial Economics posted on SSRN on December 15, 2020 revealed paper acceptance rates by individual referees at the JFE. The editors of the JF, RFS, and the incoming editor of the JFE hereby affirm our commitment to never publicly disclose data that could reveal …

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Slides from the Journal of Finance Editor report presentation are available here The slides with Brattle Prize and Dimensional Fund Advisors prize winners are available here

The AFA Annual Meeting Paper Submission Website is now open with a submission deadline of Monday, March 15th at 3:00pm EST. Although there is no paper submission fee, please note that (1) the submitting author must be an AFA member for the paper to be considered and (2) each individual may only submit one paper …

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Congratulations to James Poterba for his selection as 2021 AFA Fellow.  Dr. Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has served as President of the Eastern Economic Association and the National Tax Association, as vice president of the American Economic Association, and …

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Congratulations to the officers and directors elected in the AFA 2020 election: President: John Graham, President Elect and 2022 Program Chair: Laura Starks, Vice President: Markus Brunnermeier, Directors: Victoria Ivashina, Andrew Karolyi, Laura Veldkamp  

Matteo Maggiori has been selected by the AFA to receive the 2021 Fischer Black Prize for an outstanding financial economist under age 40. He is Associate Professor of Finance at the Stanford Graduate School of Business