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INSTRUCTIONS
FOR CONTRIBUTORS
The Journal of
Behavioral Finance is a
publication of The Institute of Behavioral Finance and Taylor & Francis,
LLC.
Content
The journal is intended to foster debate among groups who have keen insights
into the behavioral patterns of markets but have not historically published
in the more traditional financial and economic journals. Further, it is
designed to stimulate new interdisciplinary research and theory that will
build a body of knowledge about the psychological influences on market
fluctuations. The most obvious benefit is a new understanding of markets that
can greatly improve investment decision making. Another benefit is the
opportunity for behavioral scientists to expand the scope of their studies
via the use of the enormous databases that document behavior in markets.
Offering penetrating insights into the impact of psychological forces on
economic performance, The Journal of Behavioral Finance is an indispensable
resource for academics and practitioners alike.
Audience
Practitioners and investment professionals; personality, social, and
organizational psychologists; clinical and cognitive psychologists,
psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals; specialists in consumer
behavior and marketing; specialists in the multidisciplinary study of
judgment and decision making; researchers in finance and accounting;
specialists in behavioral economics; and economic sociologists and
anthropologists.
Submissions
Please follow these guidelines when preparing and submitting an article. Keep
in mind you are writing for readers with a variety of backgrounds not
necessarily the same as your own. Write to express, not to impress, and write
the way you talk. Keep it simple; brevity and conciseness are valued, but be
sure to create interest. Colorful language and examples are encouraged.
Equations and formulas are discouraged, except in appendixes.
Formatting
Style
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the guidelines in the Publication
Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed.; the manual is
available from the APA Book Order Department, Dept. KK, P.O. Box 92984,
Washington, DC 20090–2984; 1- 800–374–2721;
http://www.apa.org).
Length
Manuscripts should generally be no more than 30 pages and should be double
spaced with wide margins and numbered pages.
Cover
page
The front page should include the authors’ full name(s), title(s),
address(es), zip code(s), phone number(s), e-mail address(es), and type of
software used.
References
and citations
References, endnotes, tables, and figures should appear on separate pages at
the end of the text.
Limit references to works cited in the text and list them alphabetically.
Citations in the text should appear as "Smith [1990] suggests that
… ." Use page numbers for quotes.
Use periods instead of commas between authors’ names and titles of
references.
Endnotes
Minimize the number of endnotes. Use superscript Arabic numbers in the text
and on the endnote page.
Figures
and tables
Number and title all exhibits, with one to a page. Write out the column heads
and legends; they should be understandable figures and graphs in camera-ready
form as we cannot draw them for you.
Equations
Center any equations on a separate
line, numbered consecutively with Arabic numbers placed in parenthesis in the
right margin.
Special
characters
Identify Greek letters in the margin for the typesetter. Please make clear
markings, in a color other than black, when inserting Greek letters or
equations into the text.
Summary
Include a brief article summary. The summary should include five key words
that can be used in searches for the article.
Publication
Agreement
The publication agreement must be signed and returned before an accepted
article can be published.
All submissions
should be emailed to: journals@investmentresearch.org
Reprints
Authors may order reprints of their articles when they receive page proofs.
Printing considerations do not permit the ordering of reprints after authors
have returned proofs.
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