Journal of Finance Letters

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• Since the blind refereeing system is implemented through DergiPark, the article and the cover must be sent as two separate files.
• The cover page should include the name of the article, the names and surnames of all authors, their titles, their institutions, e-mail addresses, orcid numbers, if there is more than one author, the corresponding author, telephone number, the persons/institutions to be thanked, if any, and other explanations and notes.
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• The following points should be taken into consideration while writing and editing a scientific article.

Title

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Abstract

• After the Turkish title, the Turkish abstract is written. The abstract should briefly explain the purpose of the study, the methods applied, the findings, and the result. The Turkish abstract should not exceed 100 words.
• The abstract should be written in 10 pt and italic.

Keywords

• At the end of the abstract in Turkish, a maximum of four keywords that best describe the content of the article should be given.
  Jel Classification
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English Title

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  Abstract
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Keywords

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Jel Classification

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Introduction and Conclusion

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Equations

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References

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Appendices

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Citations

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Bibliography Examples

• Book:
• Krolzig, H.-M. (2013). Markov-Switching Vector Autoregressions: Modeling, Statistical Inference, and Application to Business Cycle Analysis. Berlin: Springer Science & Business Media.
• Bildirici, M. E., Alp, E. A., Ersin, O. Ö., & Bozoklu, Ü. (2010). Nonlinear Time Series Methods Used in Economics. Istanbul: Turkmen Bookstore.
• Chapter Within a Book:
• Paradi, J. C., Yang, Z., & Zhu, H. (2011). Assessing Bank and Bank Branch Performance. In W. W. Cooper, L. M. Seiford, & J. Zhu (Eds.), Handbook on Data Envelopment Analysis (pp. 315-361). Boston, MA: Springer US.
  
• Article:
• Avkiran, N. K. (2011). Association of DEA Super-Efficiency Estimates with Financial Ratios: Investigating the Case For Chinese Banks. Omega, 39(3), 323-334. doi:10.1016/j.omega.2010.08.001
  

• The journal is the scientific professional publication of the Turkish Economic and Financial Research Foundation (TEMAR). Journal of Finance Letters is the continuation of the Journal of Finance Articles, the first issue of which was published in June 1986.
• Journal of Finance Letters is a blind peer-reviewed journal publishing articles in economics, finance and banking.
• The main publication policy of the Journal of Finance Letters is to publish articles, writings, and translations that have a specific contribution to the related literature, are original researches, and offer solutions to the problems that arise in practice.
• Journal of Finance Letters is published semi-annually in April and October.
• Manuscripts sent to be published in the journal are examined by two blind referees who are listed in the academic referee board. When the referees request a correction from the manuscript writers, the manuscripts are not accepted for publication without the corrections requested by the referees
• For those that have been decided to be published, the authors are informed with a letter of acceptance. Manuscripts that are not accepted for publication are reported to the author(s), but are not returned.
  
• It is essential that the articles to be published in the journal have not been published in another journal as full text.
• Before the manuscripts are published, the printing proof is sent to the authors. The responsibility of the errors seen in the article that is published in the journal belongs to the author(s). No attachments can be made by the authors to the articles that are decided to be published.
• The principles of Turkish Language Association Spelling should be observed in the articles sent to the journal.
• Publication language is Turkish and English.
• A donation of 400 TL should be made to the Turkish Economic and Financial Research (TEMAR) Foundation in order to start the refereeing process of the articles sent to our journal.
  
  Account Name: TEMAR Turkish Economic and Financial Research Foundation, Vakıfbank Cağaloğlu Branch, IBAN: TR 0600 0150 0158 0072 6781 2813
  
  
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  For details on ethics committee approval, see: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/mfy/page/10123