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JCF Manuscript Writing Style

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Enforces Journal of Corporate Finance prose conventions, abstract recipes, claim calibrations, and citation standards for manuscript preparation.

The JCF Writing Style skill assists researchers and finance scholars in drafting, polishing, and formatting manuscripts tailored specifically for the Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF). It ensures compliance with JCF submission guidelines, including the 250-word structured abstract recipe, 1–7 discoverability keywords, Harvard author-date in-text citations, and initial submission reference standards under Elsevier's 'Your Paper, Your Way' policy. Additionally, the skill provides a calibrated phrasebook to align empirical claims with identification strategies and offers a comprehensive pre-submission checklist covering AI disclosures and lean introduction structures.

Key Features

01Structures abstracts using a 5-part recipe under the 250-word limit
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03Provides a lean, 5-paragraph introduction arc optimized for corporate finance editors
04Calibrates causal and empirical claims according to econometric identification strength
05Generates mandatory pre-submission checks including AI disclosures and keyword limits
06Enforces author-date Harvard citations and consistent reference formatting with DOIs

Use Cases

01Calibrating empirical language and claim strength to match econometric models (IV, DiD, matching)
02Drafting and word-trimming corporate finance abstracts and introductions before submission
03Running pre-submission style and reference consistency audits for Elsevier Editorial Manager