Author Guidelines

Author guide

Journal of Corporate Finance Research is an electronic journal that welcomes manuscripts written in either English or Russian. Briefly, in order for a manuscript to be accepted for publication in the journal, it must meet all the traditional requirements of an academic publication: It is supposed to possess novelty, contain a problem statement, have a well-defined structure, and it should actively engage the current scientific literature. Submissions should be prepared in accordance with the following rules: manuscripts should not contain substantial elements of material that has been published or accepted for publication elsewhere.

Requirements to the manuscript design

The length of the manuscript should not be more than 40,000 characters with spaces.
The cover page of the submission should contain the following information:

• Title of the article:
  • Title should be informative, i.e., reflect the main content of the article, and not exceed 8–10 words.
• Information about the authors including:
  • surname and first name of the author(s);
  • title, affiliation and position fully (unabridged) of each author;
  • full name of the organization – the place of work of each author and full postal address of the organization;
  • e-mail address of each author.
• Abstract:

  • The abstract should be 200–250 words in length (recommended length: 1,800–2,200 characters with spaces, but no more than 2,500). The abstract should be informative, reflect the main content of the paper, and follow the narrative logic of the study.

    The abstract must strictly follow the IMRAD structure, which reflects the logic of scientific research and includes the following mandatory elements:

    • Introduction – a brief rationale for the topic, statement of the research problem, and identification of the research gap that the paper addresses. The research objective must be clearly stated.

    • Methods – description of the methods used, data sources, sample, time period, and econometric or analytical approaches.

    • Results – the main empirical or theoretical findings, including key quantitative estimates (coefficients, significance levels, etc.).

    • Discussion – interpretation of the results, their connection to the existing literature, scientific novelty, and contribution of the study.

    • Conclusion – key conclusions, model limitations (if applicable), and practical implications of the results.

    The abstract must be structured in paragraphs, each containing 1–2 sentences.The abstract should include keywords and key phrases from the text of the paper.

• Key words (not less than 6):
  • Key words can be provided in JEL codes: https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php.

Typesetting is input in Microsoft Word and set in a serif typeface (Times Roman typeface) at a font size of 12 points. The main text needs to be formatted according to the following rules: justified width; left and right indents equal to zero; no hanging indentations; zero interval before the paragraph and 6 point interval after the paragraph; line-to-line spacing equal to one.

Other requirements:

• Mathematical formulas should be drawn in through the MathType equation editor. The numbering of formulas should be placed on the right side of the page. 
• Graphic material should be submitted in a separate annex file in the EXCEL format. Each illustration in the text should have a caption.
• Tables that are inserted from MS Word, must be formatted, numbered and bear the name of the table.
• References to other publications must be similar to the Vancouver style. 

References

Black, B., 2001. The corporate governance behavior and market value of Russian firms. Emerging Markets Review 2, 89–108.

Black, B.S., Love, I., Rachinsky, A., 2006. Corporate governance indices and firms’ market values: Time series evidence from Russia. Emerging Markets Review 7, 361–379.

Ashbaugh-Skaife, H., Collins, D.W., Lafond, R., 2004. Corporate governance and the cost of equity capital. SSRN Working Paper. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=639681.

Chen,K.C.W., Chen,Z., Wei,K.C.J., 2003. Disclosure, corporate governance, and the cost of equity capital: evidence from Asia’s emerging markets. Proceedings of the 3^rd Asian corporate governance conference, Korea University and the Hong Kong University of science and technology.