The Journal of Financial Research Job Title: Editor or Co‐Editor

• Published date: 01 June 2016
• Date: 01 June 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/jfir.12095

THE JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH

JOB TITLE: Editor or Co-Editor

REPORTS TO: The Boards of Directors of The Southern Finance Association, and The Southwestern

Finance Association.

POSITION DESCRIPTION: This high-visibility position oversees the content and publication of one of

the top journals in the fi eld of fi nance & economics. The editor, or co-editors, of The Journal of Financial

Research, has responsibility for managing the manuscript review and publication processes. Published by

Wiley-Blackwell, the journal has demonstrated signifi cant gains in readership, subscriptions, and manuscript

quality. The editor(s) is encouraged by the Boards and members of the Associations to further enhance the

journal’s reputation in the academic and professional communities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (1) Direct all submitted manuscripts to Associate

Editors or to reviewers; (2) Manage the relationship with Wiley-Blackwell for the publication of each journal issue;

(3) Oversee offi ce staff who routinely manage the electronic fl ow of manuscripts, responses, queries, and telephone

calls, as well as handling the storage & archiving of both journal issues and documents from the manuscript-

review process; and (4) Serve as an ad hoc member of the Board of Directors of both the SFA and SWFA.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: The requirements listed here are representative of the knowledge,

skills, and/or abilities required. (a) Superior academic and/or professional research record; (b) Desire

to enhance the journal’s reputation by keeping high academic research standards for all journal content;

(c) Ability to handle communications with all authors, both domestic and international, of submitted

manuscripts in an effi cient and courteous manner; (d) Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one

and small group situations to Boards of Directors, publishing partners, authors, Associate Editors, and other

constituents of the SFA and SWFA; and (e) Consummate organizational skills and a high ability to multitask.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: The desired individual(s) holds a doctorate in Finance, Financial

Economics, or Economics from a well-regarded institution of higher learning and is presently a tenured,

senior member of a university faculty in Finance or Economics.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Since the editor(s) houses the journal, they control the choice of work

environment and work process. The Associations require a statement regarding the proposed workfl ow as it

relates to manuscript reviews and a statement of purpose as it relates to future direction of the journal. Include in

this statement proposed philosophy, innovations, and promotional plans for the journal. Finally, each candidate

for editor, or editorial team, is required to submit a working budget for the maintenance of the journal at his/her/

their campus, including specifi c resources committed by the host Institution(s) to support the journal’s operations.

Please include an executed letter of support from the Dean of the college or President of the university.

HONORARIUM: An annual honorarium of $5,000 will be paid to the editor (or if co-editors to be split

among same).

TIMING: Applications will be in PDF format and will be accepted through September 15, 2016. A decision

is likely no later than October 31, 2016. The transition period from the existing editors and staff will occur in

the last six (6) months of 2017, with full duties assigned to the new editor or co-editors on January 1, 2018.

Please send all materials to:

Ronnie Clayton

Executive Director, SFA

Professor of Finance & Eminent Scholar

700 Pelham Rd. N.

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, AL 36265 USA

Telephone: US 1-256-782-5715 FAX: 1-256-782-5312

E-mail: rclayton@jsu.edu.

A current co-editor, Drew Winters of Texas Tech University is available to assist editor candidates by

providing current information about the Journal. Professor Winters’ contact information is:

Drew B. Winters

Co-editor: Journal of Financial Research

Rawls College of Business

Texas Tech University Box 42101

Lubbock, TX 79409-2101 USA

Telephone: US 1-806-834-3350

E-mail: drew.winters@ttu.edu

RAWLS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

PUBLISHED FOR THE SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN

FINANCE ASSOCIATIONS BY WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING