JBF Review Process Guide
Guides authors through the Journal of Banking & Finance editorial workflow, desk screening, status tracking, and submission requirements.
The JBF Review Process Skill provides comprehensive guidance for navigating the Journal of Banking & Finance (JBF) editorial pipeline on Editorial Manager. It helps academic researchers understand the mechanics of double-anonymized refereeing, the USD 350 submission fee and reviewer reward structure, and the critical criteria required to pass initial desk screens. By diagnosing status transitions and identifying common desk-rejection failure modes such as scope mismatches or anonymity breaches, this skill ensures manuscripts are structurally prepared before submission and guides authors toward effective next steps when receiving an R&R decision.