jcf-topic-selection
Use when judging whether a corporate-finance question fits the Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) and whether it suits a full-length or "shorter format" paper. Helps scope the idea to JCF's empirical/theoretical corporate-finance remit; it does not run analysis or draft text.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jcf-topic-selection --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Topic Selection (jcf-topic-selection) ## When to trigger - Deciding if a question belongs at JCF versus a general finance or accounting outlet - Choosing between a **full-length original manuscript** and a **shorter format paper** - Stress-testing a topic against JCF's active desk-rejection screen ## Scope fit (verified; re-confirm on the official guide) JCF (Elsevier) publishes **empirical and theoretical corporate finance**. In-scope themes include: - **Financial structure** (capital structure, debt design, leverage dynamics) - **Governance** (boards, ownership, monitoring, control) - **Payout** (dividends, repurchases) - **Financial contracting** (loan covenants, security design, syndication) - **Risk management**, **innovation/R&D financing**, **M&A** - **International corporate finance** - Intersections with **macro, asset pricing, household/behavioral finance, fintech/blockchain, law, financial intermediation, and market microstructure** A pure asset-pricing test, a macro paper with no firm decision, or an accounting-measurement study with no corporate-finance question is off-fit. ## Full-length vs. shorter format JCF explicitly invites **shorter format papers** alongside f
- When to trigger
- Scope fit (verified; re-confirm on the official guide)
- Full-length vs. shorter format
- Desk-rejection screen (self-check)
- Topic viability matrix
- Venue routing: JCF or elsewhere
- Worked scoping: an M&A idea through the matrix
- Shock inventory before committing
- Anti-patterns
- Output
What does the jcf-topic-selection skill do?
Use when judging whether a corporate-finance question fits the Journal of Corporate Finance (JCF) and whether it suits a full-length or "shorter format" paper. Helps scope the idea to JCF's empirical/theoretical corporate-finance remit; it does not run analysis or draft text.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills --skill jcf-topic-selection --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills, a repository with 909 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.