Get your Financial Management paper right the first time: a ready-made structure with the right abstract and citations, so editors see your science, not formatting slips.
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Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 11 August, 2026
Submitting to Financial Management goes smoothly when your draft already matches the journal's own rules. Editors screen new manuscripts against the Financial Management guide for authors before peer review, so formatting, structure, and required statements should be right on the first draft rather than repaired during upload. This template sets that structure up for you.
It is a manuscript shell aligned to Financial Management. It covers front matter, the abstract the journal expects, a body organized to the journal's article types, and a reference list in the journal's required style. Confirm current scope and article types on the Financial Management journal page before you draft.
Prepare the title, authors, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Write the abstract to the journal's rule and word limit, organize the body to the article type, and apply the required reference style from the first citation. Complete every declaration (ethics, competing interests, funding, data availability) the Financial Management guide for authors lists, and cite figures and tables in order.
The common failure modes are formatting or reference style that does not match the guide for authors, missing required statements, and an incomplete portal checklist. Clear all three against the Financial Management guide for authors before you submit.
The shell mirrors what editorial staff check first: article-type fit, the abstract rules, required declarations, and the journal's reference style. For more detail see the author resources. When your draft is ready, upload it through the journal's submission system.
| Element | Financ Manag requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | - The official author guidelines do not specify abstract requirements including structure (structured vs. unstructured), word limits, or mandatory headings |
| Main text | - The official author guidelines do not specify word or page limits for the main text |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | - The official author guidelines do not mention keyword requirements |
| References | APA (American Psychological Association) 6th edition. In-text citations follow the author-date method (e.g., Jones, 1998). Complete reference list appears alphabetically by name at the end of the paper. DOIs should be provided for all references where available. For journal articles, issue numbers are not included unless each issue in the volume begins with page one |
| Peer review | - While the journal explicitly states it publishes 'peer-reviewed research' and maintains strict reviewer confidentiality policies (per the editorial philosophy page), the specific peer review model (single-blind, double-blind, etc.) is not stated in the official author guidelines or editorial policy pages |
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Read the Financial Management guide for authors once before drafting and once before upload. Draft the abstract after results are stable. Set the reference style before adding citations. Keep a cover letter that states your contribution and fit to Financial Management in under a page.
Skim two or three recent Financ Manag papers to calibrate depth and figure style. Make the novelty clear in the first two pages. Deposit data and code when the policy on the Financial Management journal page requires it. Disclose any preprint or conference version with identifiers in the cover letter.
Do one focused pass against the Financial Management guide for authors: scope, length, reference style, required declarations, and figure quality. Then submit through the journal's submission system.