Journal of Financial and Economic Practice
   
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The Journal of Financial and Economic Practice A journal dedicated to challenge conventional theory, energize empirical research and enlighten practice in finance, economics and financial economics. The Journal of Financial and Economic Practice (JFEP) is a double-blind peer-reviewed refereed journal designed to serve as an outlet for quality research that combines academic rigor with the practical applications of financial and economic principles. The Journal is published by the Department of Finance and Quantitative Methods, Foster College of Business Administration, Bradley University. Manuscripts pertaining to all popular aspect of economics and finance are solicited for review. Articles of interest to both academicians and practitioners will be considered.
Articles previously published or currently under review with another journal are not acceptable. The Journal will seriously consider empirical studies designed to test hypotheses and examine economic and financial models as well as papers that offer introspective and insightful discourse and discussion that scrutinizes and evaluates economic and financial issues of a topical and timely nature. An intuitive, innovative and perceptive assessment of pressing economic and financial concerns is of particular interest.
Please submit four (4) copies of your manuscript to the addresses of the editors shown below. A submission fee of $50.00, which also entitles the author(s) to a one-year subscription to the Journal, must accompany the submission. Checks should be made payable to The Journal Of Financial And Economic Practice (JFEP). Articles may also be submitted electronically in a Microsoft Word file to alw@bradley.edu or jfep@bradley.edu. The manuscript must be single-spaced with one inch margins accompanied by a cover letter containing the 1) title of the manuscript, 2) author name, title, affiliation, mailing address and e-mail if available. The first page of the manuscript should begin with the title in 12-point Times New Roman font followed by an abstract in 10-point font, italicized, and not to exceed 200 words indented one tab space on both sides. The rest of the paper should also be in 11-point font. TABLES, ETC:
All tables, charts, graphs and other insertions should appear at the end of the manuscript just prior to the REFERENCES
pages. They should be centered horizontally on the page, numbered and contain an appropriate heading such as
Table 4 – Productivity Estimates of Japanese and American Firms (Notice the method of capitalization used). HEADINGS: Section headings should be left-justified in bold and all capitalized such as MAIN HEADING while subheadings should be left-justified in bold with only first letter of each word capitalized such as Subheading.
EQUATIONS: Equations should be centered on the page on which they are first referenced and identified with Arabic numbers that are right-justified.
Pages should not be numbered.
FOOTNOTES: Footnotes should be kept to a minimum. All footnotes should be numbered consecutively throughout the text and placed at the end of the manuscript just before the references.
Do NOT use the footnote or endnotes feature of MS Word. If you cite footnotes or endnotes enter them manually as ordinary text.
REFERENCES: Citations within the text should be identified in parentheses such as, “Earlier research (Smith) has shown that …” If cited authors(s) have more than one paper listed on the REFERENCES page a date must be used to distinguish citations such as (Smith, 2002). Latin letters are to be used if the same author(s) have two or more papers cited in the same year (Smith, 2002A). This distinction must also appear in the REFERENCES page. If the author’s name is used in the text of the paper only the date should be enclosed in parentheses, such as “In his earlier research, Smith (2002) showed that…”
The reference page(s) should appear at the end of the document with the word REFERENCES centered at the top. The reference entries should follow the Chicago Manual of Style.
The font ‘Times New Roman’ should be used
Below is an example of what the first page should look like.
Title Centered Here In Twelve-Point Font
Author Name; Title; Affiliation; e-mail (In 10-point font)
Abstract here in italics and indented one tab stop
on both right and left ends. (10-point font)
Begin main body here in 11-point font.
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