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Observations on research and publishing from nineteen years as editors of the Journal of Corporate Finance

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  • Mulherin, J. Harold
  • Netter, Jeffry M.
  • Poulsen, Annette B.

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The authors have been editors of the Journal of Corporate Finance for nineteen years and are now stepping down. Here we offer some observations from our years as editors of the Journal. We hope they are useful to the new editors, the publisher, referees and authors. Thank you to all those who helped us in our task as editors.

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  • Mulherin, J. Harold & Netter, Jeffry M. & Poulsen, Annette B., 2018. "Observations on research and publishing from nineteen years as editors of the Journal of Corporate Finance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 49(C), pages 120-124.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:corfin:v:49:y:2018:i:c:p:120-124
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.01.002
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