Author name: Lucy Emmerson

Happy New Year to all our authors, referees and readers. As we enter 2024, we would like to remind you that we have updated our pricing structure to adapt to rising operational costs – the first such rise since 2017. Despite our efforts to keep prices stable, this modest change is essential to allow us to uphold the journal’s high standards and ensure a smooth process for authors and referees.… Read more...

The Review of Finance is delighted to announce the appointment of Laurent Fresard (Universita della Svizzera italiana), Jacopo Ponticelli (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University) and David Solomon (Boston College) as Editors, to start a three-year term commencing in January 2024.… Read more...

As the holiday season approaches, we would like to inform you of some important dates and upcoming changes.

• Fast Track Submission Pause: Please note that the fast track submission option will be unavailable from December 15, 2023, to January 8, 2024, inclusive. 

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For Authors

Our updated guidelines now include detailed specifications on authorship, particularly concerning the disclosure of AI tool involvement in your work. Please consult the Authorship section of our Editorial Policy for more information.

For Referees

We have also clarified our expectations regarding the use of AI tools and maintaining confidentiality during the review process.… Read more...

For the first time since 2017, we are updating our pricing structure to adapt to rising operational costs. Despite our efforts to keep prices stable, this modest change is essential to allow us to uphold the journal’s high standards and ensure a smooth process for authors and referees.… Read more...

The RF is pleased to announce a number of new Associate Editor appointments beginning in January 2023:

Tobias Berg (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management), Scott Cederburg (University of Arizona), Laurent Fresard (Universita della Svizzera Italiana), Vincent Glode (University of Pennsylvania), Deeksha Gupta (Johns Hopkins University), Bing Han (University of Toronto), Thomas Mertens (Federal Reserve Bank San Francisco), Dmitriy Muravyev (Michigan State University), Elena Simintzi (University of North Carolina), Jan Starmans (Stockholm School of Economics), Margarita Tsoutsoura (Cornell University).… Read more...

Dear authors,

Thank you for submitting your papers to the RF during 2022. As we approach the end of the year, we would like to notify you that the RF Editorial Office will be closed from 23 December and reopen on 2 January.… Read more...

The Managing Editor’s Report for 2021/2 is available here. Some highlights include

• The 2-year impact factor rose to 5.059 in 2021. This compares to 3.894 in 2020, 2.885 in 2019 and 1.906 in 2018, indicating strong forward momentum.
  • Excluding self-citations, the impact factor has increased to 4.971, from 3.840 in 2020.

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We have made some changes to our Privacy Policy. These changes further clarify your rights with regards to the personal data we hold, and explain more fully our lawful basis for processing personal data. This update does not signify any change in the way we store or process personal data.… Read more...