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jcf-topic-selection

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Use when judging whether a corporate-finance question fits the Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) and whether it suits a full-length or "shorter format" paper. Helps scope the idea to JCF's empirical/theoretical corporate-finance remit; it does not run analysis or draft text.

When to use

• Deciding if a question belongs at JCF
• Choosing between full-length and shorter format
• Stress-testing a topic against JCF's desk-rejection screen
• Scoping ideas to JCF's empirical/theoretical corporate-finance remit
• Evaluating topic viability using a matrix
• Routing projects to JCF or other venues
• Inventorying shocks before committing to a topic

When not to use

• Running analysis
• Drafting text
• Pure asset-pricing tests
• Macro papers with no firm decision
• Accounting-measurement studies with no corporate-finance question

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