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The Journal of Personal Finance is distinctive in that it attempts to promote a symbiosis between academics and practicing professionals. To that end, it offers academics an outlet for publishing empirical research as well as other articles of interest to practicing financial professionals. Similarly, the Journal welcomes articles from financial advisors about client relationships, practice management, or firm operation or efficiencies. The overriding question being – how can I/we as authors “connect” this topic with the Journal readers – recognizing that the audience is comprised of national and international constituents who are, each in their own way, practitioners, teachers, and students of financial planning. The goal of the Journal is to give every researcher, consultant/coach or practitioner the opportunity to share their expertise with others committed to financial planning!The Journal of Personal Finance solicits empirical research, case studies, practice management articles, and literature reviews on financial planning and counseling and the delivery of financial products and services. Articles are invited from practicing financial planners and counselors, academicians, financial services consultants and coaches, behavioral scientists, psychologists, and specialists employed in the financial services profession. Articles deal with all aspects of personal financial planning – theory; practice; practice management; financial services products; client relationship management; marketing; the economic, legal, or tax environment, or any other topic related to financial planning, counseling or services in the U.S. or internationally. The Journal is committed to advancing the profession and practice of financial planning – both among those practicing as well as those teaching and studying in the classroom! Topics of interest to readers include:
General Guidelines For the Acceptance Of Articles Specific Guidelines for the Submission of Articles Manuscripts should be well organized and clearly written. The development of ideas and concepts should be complete and cogent. Please avoid tedious or passive writing styles and the use of scientific jargon – especially in describing statistical analysis and results. Authors should aim at achieving clear communication of ideas that speak not just to the “typical” practitioner, researcher or academic reader who is familiar with the terms or language – but to all readers. Generic masculine pronouns or other sexist terminology should be avoided. Avoid the use of personal pronouns such as “we found….” Be sure to follow guidelines from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th Ed.) for formatting all headings, tables, and figures. Tables should be understandable as a stand-alone source of information without benefit of the text. All tables should be created using Word “table” formats. Authors are responsible for supplying figures (e.g., graphs, illustrations, line drawings) as camera-ready art. Art must be original and of a quality that can be photographed clearly. All lines and printing must be in proportion to the text. References should also follow the style presented in The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) (5th Ed.). Authors are requested to check all references for completeness, including year, volume number, and pages for journal citations. It is imperative that authors check to be sure that all references mentioned in the text are listed in the reference section. Manuscripts should be written in third-person past tense style; avoid the use of pronouns such as “our study...”. For other questions of style, consult the APA style manual. This manual is available at most bookstores and libraries or basic information is available on the Internet. Finally, please double-space all references. The use of footnotes or endnotes should be minimized. Manuscript title and article headings should be concise – not to exceed 10 words if possible. On a separate page, place the title of the article, the names of the authors, their professional titles, and their institutional affiliations and contact information (address, phone, fax and email). Articles should include an abstract of not more than 150 words. The abstract should express the central idea of the article in non-technical language and should appear on the first page of the text. A list of three to five key words should be provided directly below the abstract. Manuscripts should be submitted directly to the editor via email to rlytton@vt.edu In addition to the email submission, please send an original and one copy of all material (2 copies total) on regular 8-1/2" x 11" white paper. Double-space all material (including references), all lines of tables (including heads), and extensive quotes. Allow wide margins (at least one inch on all four sides). Use a Word format (or something easily compatible), with all electronic file identifiers removed. Submit manuscripts to: Ruth H. Lytton, Editor Please never submit material for concurrent consideration by another publication. The International Association of Registered Financial Consultants copyrights articles published in the Journal of Personal Finance. After a manuscript has been accepted for publication and after all revisions have been incorporated, manuscripts should be submitted to the Editor as an electronic file by email or on DVR. Please label the DVR with the first author’s last name and manuscript title. The DVR must be PC formatted; other disk forms cannot be accepted. For questions or to discuss an article with the editor, please call (540) 231-6678 (office), fax (540) 231-7417, or email rlytton@mail.vt.edu. Note that processing fees may be charged for manuscripts requiring significant editing or formatting changes. The editor does not accept responsibility for damaged or lost paper submissions. The editor reserves the right to make changes for clarity and consistency with the Journal of Personal Finance guidelines. A Primer on APA Style Guidelines The Journal of Personal Finance follows the The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA Manual) (5th Ed.) for style and format. The APA Manual is available in bookstores or from the APA on-line at www.apa.org/books/. Summaries of the APA style and format guidelines also are available from a variety of Internet sources. The following guidelines may be helpful for those who have used this formatting style. Should Smith be cited again in this same paragraph, it would not be necessary to again site the 1999 date. “This problem has been studied previously (e.g., Black et al., 1998; Smith & James, 1999; Jones, Smith, & White, 2001).” The use the Black et al. reference would indicate that the complete list of authors has appeared previously in the manuscript. References should appear at the end of the article as follows: Print Article Retrieved from an Internet Source |
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