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This guide outlines the strict transparency and data availability requirements for manuscripts submitted to the American Educational Research Journal (AERJ). It ensures adherence to AERA standards for reporting empirical social science research (both quantitative and qualitative) and the AERA Code of Ethics. It details how authors must make findings reproducible, whether by providing code and data access paths, or by documenting an inspectable analytic trail.

This guide provides a rigorous framework for evaluating finance research topics before writing begins. It helps authors ensure the topic is general-interest, practically relevant to decision-makers (CFOs, investors, regulators), highly topical, and genuinely original. It ensures the work meets the standards of top general-interest finance journals.