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Financial Management Template

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About the Financial Management format

Financial Management is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Financial Reporting and Valuation Research.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Financial Management 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCorporate Finance and Governance Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
ISSN0046-3892
Citation impact (2-yr)2.65
h-index150
i10-index1,194
Total citations102,195
Article processing charge$2,580
Top institutions publishing hereDepartment of Finance
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Financial Management per year

42
2014
38
2015
47
2016
42
2017
69
2018
71
2019
34
2020
46
2021
31
2022
33
2023
53
2024
52
2025

Citation impact of Financial Management by publication year

1.6K
2014
1.1K
2015
1K
2016
1.1K
2017
1.3K
2018
2.1K
2019
464
2020
690
2021
802
2022
615
2023
283
2024
62
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Financial Management

Capital Structure Decisions: Which Factors Are Reliably Important?

Murray Z. Frank, Vidhan K. Goyal · 1 Mar 2009

This paper examines the relative importance of many factors in the capital structure decisions of publicly traded American firms from 1950 to 2003. The most reliable factors for explaining market leverage are: median industry leverage (+ effect on leverage), market‐to‐book assets ratio (−), tangibility (+), profits (−), log of assets (+), and expected inflation (+).…

2,730 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Effects of Board Composition and Direct Incentives on Firm Performance

Benjamin E. Hermalin, Michael S. Weisbach · 1 Jan 1991

This paper attempts to measure difference in firm performance caused by broad composition and ownership structure. These two variables are intended to measure the direct incentives and monitoring faced by top management. We also control for a number of otheк variables that are likely to be correlated with corporate performance. We do so to improve…

2,382 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Why Has IPO Underpricing Changed Over Time

Tim Loughran, Jay R. Ritter · 22 Sep 2004

In the 1980s, the average first-day return on initial public offerings (IPOs) was 7%. The average first-day return doubled to almost 15 % during 1990-1998, before jumping to 65% during the internet bubble years of 1999-2000 and then reverting to 12 % during 2001-2003. We attribute much of the higher underpricing during the bubble period…

1,358 citations Go to paper →
Managerial Optimism and Corporate Finance

J.B. Heaton · 1 Jan 2002

Two dominant features emerge from a simple model of corporate finance with excessively managers and efficient capital markets. First, managers believe that capital markets undervalue their firm 's risky securities, and may decline positive net present value projects that must be financed externally. Second, managers overvalue their own corporate projects and may wish to invest…

1,095 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Financial Management template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Financial Management format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Financial Management template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Financial Management use?
Financial Management uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Financial Management 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Financial Management?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Financial Management document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Financial Management template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Financial Management format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Financial Management?
Financial Management is a multidisciplinary journal published by Wiley. DocuGuru's Financial Management template matches Wiley's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Financial Management PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Financial Management template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Financial Management template cost?
You can start writing in the Financial Management template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Financial Management PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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