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Submission Fees for Dual Submission Papers

Please be advised of our new policy regarding dual submission papers. If your dual submission paper is invited to continue the submission process with the journal, the submission fee will be waived for the first round of submission to the journal. If there are subsequent rounds of submission, the standard submission fee will be required. This differs from our prior policy in which the fees were waived for dual submission… Read More »Submission Fees for Dual Submission Papers

RFS Paper on CNBC

“Equity Vesting and Investment,” which published in RFS issue 30(7), was referred to on CNBC on June 19 in a segment with SEC commissioner Robert Jackson. The paper’s authors are Alex Edmans, Vivian W. Fang, and Katharina A. Lewellen. The video is available to view online. This paper is an Editor’s Choice selection, which means you may also read the paper for free online.

New Editor Appointment

The RFS is pleased to announce the appointment of Ralph Koijen as an editor of the Review, beginning September 1, 2018. Ralph is a Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a Research Fellow of the Center for Economic Policy Research. Please join us in welcoming Ralph to his new role.

RFS Impact Factor and Highly-Cited Papers

RFS is pleased to share that our latest impact factor has risen to 4.270. Our publisher, Oxford University Press, has curated an online collection of highly-cited articles, which you can read for free on their web site.

In Memoriam

We at the RFS were saddened to learn of the passing of Professor Peter Christoffersen of the University of Toronto. Peter was an Associate Editor of the RFS from 2012-2015, and a valued member of the Society for Financial Studies. We extend our sympathies to his wife, Professor Susan Christoffersen, and his family. Rotman has created an In Memoriam page, which may be viewed here.

Editor’s Choice 31(7)

The Editor’s Choice article for 31(7) is “News Shocks and the Production-Based Term Structure of Equity Returns” by Hengjie Ai, Mariano Max Croce, Anthony M. Diercks, and Kai Li. You can read the article free online.

Executive Editor Andrew Karolyi

The Society for Financial Studies is losing the masterful administrative and editing skills of Andrew Karolyi, Executive Editor of The Review of Financial Studies. Unfortunate for us, but great for Cornell University, he will become the Deputy Dean and College Dean of Academic Affairs for the Cornell DC Johnson College of Business on July 1. Andrew has dedicated an immense amount of time over the past 8 years to The… Read More »Executive Editor Andrew Karolyi

Email Alerts

Would you like to be notified about new papers? Would you like to receive an email with the table of contents when a new issue publishes online? You can sign up for free email alerts from our publisher, Oxford University Press. Simply create an Oxford My Journals account and select the alerts you’d like to receive. Don’t be deterred by having to set up an account – it’s a quick… Read More »Email Alerts

Editorial Team Changes

RFS is pleased to welcome the following Associate Editors: Kenneth Ahern, Zhi Da, Vyacheslav Fos, Kai Li, Nadya Malenko, Veronika Pool, Alexi Savov, and Michela Verardo. We thank our retiring Associate Editors: Hui Chen, Todd Gormley, Zhiguo He, Gerard Hoberg, Victoria Ivashina, Dirk Jenter, Amiyatosh Purnanandam, and Paul Tetlock. All changes are effective July 1, 2018.

Winners of the RFS Awards

The winners of the RFS Awards were announced at the Awards Reception at SFS Cavalcade North America on May 23. We are pleased to share the winners: Distinguished Referee Awards Ralph Koijen, Eric Zwick Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Award “Does Hedging Affect Firm Value? Evidence from a Natural Experiment” Erik Gilje and Jérôme Taillard Prize: $20,000 Michael J. Brennan Best Paper Runner Up “The Freedom of Information Act and the Race Toward Information Acquisition” Antonio… Read More »Winners of the RFS Awards