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jcf-contribution-framing
Use when sharpening the stated contribution of a Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) manuscript — turning a result into a crisp "what is new and why it matters to corporate finance" claim that survives the editor's desk screen. It frames the pitch (abstract, intro, cover letter); it does not run analysis.
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# Contribution Framing (jcf-contribution-framing)
## When to trigger
- Writing the abstract's contribution sentence and the introduction's "we show / we contribute" arc
- Drafting the cover-letter pitch the handling editor reads first
- Deciding whether the contribution is strong enough to clear active desk-rejection
## What a JCF contribution looks like
JCF runs an **active desk-rejection policy**: the editors state that a non-trivial fraction of papers are rejected without full review. The contribution must be legible in the abstract and first page. A strong JCF contribution typically:
- Identifies a **corporate-finance friction or decision** (structure, governance, payout, contracting, M&A, international) and a **clean answer** to a sharp question.
- States **what is new** relative to the closest 2–3 papers — a new mechanism, a new identification, new data, or a decisive test.