Submissions

The Journal of Investment Management is currently accepting manuscript submissions in the area of investment management and related fields for a special issue series. Data Science including Artificial Intelligence Analysis, Asset allocation, Machine Learning / FinTech, Optimization, Behavioral Finance, Retirement Investing and Liquidity are of particular interest.

Manuscripts submitted to the JOIM for review must be original work, significant extensions of existing work or reviews for practitioners in the area of investment management and related fields, not currently under consideration with another publication, part of a book to be published or any form of distribution.

Practitioner’s version of existing work is welcomed for submission. The overriding principle is to emphasize market intuition versus theoretical detail. In addition, to the extent possible, additional data and conclusion extension(s) are desirable.

It is understood that the author will not submit the article to another publication until a decision has been reached by the editorial board. Once a manuscript is accepted for publishing, JOIM holds the copyright. Any and all content may not be copied, posted on websites and/or distributed without JOIM consent. Author(s) of accepted papers are prohibited from publishing the results in other publications that appear before/after the paper is published in the Journal unless they receive approval for doing so from the managing editor. Further, all “working papers” must reference JOIM. Our framework for editorial review is fundamental to our mission. Aside from the double blind refereeing of all manuscripts, authors are encouraged to place equations in a technical appendix with each equation accompanied by a descriptive interpretation in words.

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Article Types

Book Review

“Book Reviews” identifies important, and often popular, new books from a wide range of investment topics. Beyond providing a summary and review of the content and style of the books, “Book Reviews” seeks to contribute to a conscious, critical, and informed approach to investment literature.

Case Study

“Case Studies” presents a case pertinent to contemporary issues and events in investment management. Insightful and provocative questions are posed at the end of each case to challenge the reader. Each case is an invitation to the critical thinking and pragmatic problem solving that are so fundamental to the practice of investment management.

Insight

“Insights” features the thoughts and views of the top authorities from academia and the profession. This section offers unique perspectives from the leading minds in investment management.

Practitioner's Digest

The “Practitioners Digest” emphasizes the practical significance of manuscripts featured in the “Insights” and “Articles” sections of the journal. Readers who are interested in extracting the practical value of an article, or who are simply looking for a summary, may look to this section.

Survey & Crossover

“Surveys& Crossovers” This section provides surveys of the literature in investment management or short papers exemplifying advances in finance that arise from the confluence with other fields. This section acknowledges current trends in technology, and the cross-disciplinary nature of the investment management business, while directing the reader to interesting and important recent work.

Readership

Academia
Professors, members of academic associations, students and top Business School Libraries.

Practitioners
Members of prestigious financial societies and associations, Portfolio Managers, Security Analysts, Pension Consultants, Fund Managers, Risk Managers, Senior Executives of Financial Firms, Research Directors, etc.

Submission Process

Initial submission should be in either Word or pdf format. Manuscripts should be no more than 40 pages (including tables figures, references and appendixes). Initial response should take 30 days. Response from the Editor maybe rejection, request a revision per the referee’s comments or accept the manuscript with minor revisions. Before submission, please insure the title/paper/abstract is not referenced anywhere on the internet. If your manuscript is accepted, the following will be requested:

Practitioner’s Digest
1-3 paragraph discussing practical significance of the paper without use of equations. The objective is to highlight the practical application of the manuscript. This would be a statement of why the subscriber should be motivated to read the manuscript.

Copy Right Form – all author(s) must sign

Keywords (three to six)

Manuscript Cover Page – The cover page should include manuscript title, abstract and author’s name(s) / title, affiliation(s) / email address(es)

Abstract – The abstract (100 words or less) should summarize the context, content and conclusions of the paper. It should not contain any references or displayed equations.

Acknowledgement – This section should come before References.

Manuscript Section Numbering – The introduction should not be numbered. Any subsequent section numbering should be done in Roman numerals.

Conclusion Statement – The main conclusions of the article should be stated succinctly. Mathematical proofs and tables should be placed in an appendix. These proofs should be adequately explained in words by the author in the article.

Endnotes – The initial endnote, identifying the author by title and affiliation, should be marked with an asterisk. Endnotes in the text must be numbered consecutively and typed on a separate page, double-spaced, following the reference section.

Figures – Figures and graphs must be submitted in their original form and without embedding images in Word files. Figures must be numbered sequentially, and contain a description or legend as appropriate. Figures are to be inserted in the text nearest their first reference. If the publisher is required to reduce the figures, ensure that the figures (including lettering and numbers) are large enough to be clearly seen after reduction.

Equations – Equations must be submitted in their original form, not as graphical images. Figures must be numbered sequentially. Displayed equations should be centered on the page width.

Headings – headings should be typeset in boldface, with the first letter of important words capitalized. Subheadings should be typeset in italics (section number to be in italic), with the first letter of first word capitalized and the section number in italic face.

References – References must be typed at the end of the paper, listed alphabetically, and should appear in the text as follows: Agarwal, V., Boyson, N. M., and Naik, N. (2009). “Hedge Funds for Retail Investors? An Examination of Hedged Mutual Funds,” Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 44, 273-305.

Agarwal, V. and Naik, N. (2004). “Risks and Portfolio Decisions Involving Hedge Funds,” Review of Financial Studies 17, 63-98.

Tables – Tables should be inserted in the text as close to the point of reference as possible. Some space should be left above and below the table. Tables must be sequentially numbered and adequately explained with a title and legend, where appropriate. Captions are to be centered above the tables.

Copy Rights

Once a manuscript is accepted for publication, JOIM holds the copyright. The Author(s) represents that he/she is the author(s) and proprietor of this Article, that he/she has full power to make this Agreement on behalf of himself and co-authors, and that this Article has not heretofore been published elsewhere. The Author(s) shall obtain written permission and pay all fees for use of any literary or illustration material for which rights are held by others. The Author(s) agrees to hold the Journal Of Investment Management (JOIM) harmless against any suit, demand, claim or recovery, finally sustained, by reason of any violation of proprietary right or copyright, or any unlawful matter contained in this Article. Further, Author(s) are prohibited from publishing the results in other publication formats unless they receive written approval for doing so from the JOIM Editor.

Additional Copyright Restrictions: Author(s) agrees that any and all content will not be published elsewhere, copied and / or placed on the Internet without written permission from JOIM. Further, JOIM hereby requests that all Working Papers on SSRN state “Working Papers” and cite “Forthcoming in the Journal Of Investment Management.” In addition, JOIM grants Author(s) to post/acknowledge the title, abstract and link to the published article to the JOIM’s website. The published version will be available for licensing for a fee.