Rof Submission

---
name: rof-submission
description: Use when running a Review of Finance submission preflight for Editorial Express, regular versus Fast-Track fee choice, 60-page cap, 150-word abstract, double-blind anonymity, Chicago references, cover-letter disclosure, and code-sharing exceptions.
---

# Review of Finance Submission

Use this before uploading through Editorial Express (`editorialexpress.com/rof`). RoF is the
official journal of the European Finance Association (EFA), published by Oxford University
Press. Re-verify volatile figures on the official pages before paying or submitting.

## Preflight

- Choose the track and verify the current fee and tiered refund schedule. Regular submission
  is EUR 350 (EUR 300 for EFA members); Fast-Track first submission is EUR 900 (resubmission
  EUR 500) and targets an editorial decision within 14 days of valid payment. Refund amounts
  depend on decision type/timing (e.g., regular desk rejection EUR 150 / EUR 100 for members;
  EUR 175 if a decision takes over 120 days); exact Fast-Track refund figures are 待核实.
- Confirm the manuscript stays within the hard 60-page total cap, including appendices,
  bibliography, figures, and tables.
- Keep the abstract within 150 words (count it).
- Confirm formatting: at least 12-point font, at least 1.5 line spacing, 1-inch side and
  1.5-inch top/bottom margins, submitted as a PDF with the first page numbered page 1.
- Remove author-identifying references, acknowledgements, grants, repository links, and file
  metadata for double-blind review.
- Check Chicago-style citations and references.
- Prepare cover-letter disclosures: confirm the paper is not under simultaneous review
  elsewhere and disclose any prior RoF rejection — either omission triggers desk rejection
  and a two-year submission ban. Request any code-sharing exception here, at initial
  submission, since it cannot be added later.
- Stage code/data materials and the Data Availability Statement.

See `templates/cover_letter.md` and `templates/checklist.md` for skeletons.

## Output format

```text
[Submission readiness] Ready / Needs fixes / Not ready
[Route] regular / Fast-Track
[Blocking checks] <fee/page/abstract/anonymity/style/disclosure/code>
[Highest desk risk] <one issue>
[Fix order] <ordered list>
```