Finance and Society publishes the following types of article:

• Research article*
• Research essay*
• Policy focus*
• Forum*
• Review article*
• Book review**

  * Publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. If this is not possible, authors can request article processing charges to be waived by the publisher. 

The length of research articles is normally 9-11,000 words, including endnotes and references. Research essays and policy focus articles are typically 4-6,000 words, review articles and forum contributions 3-4,000 words, and book reviews 1-2,000 words.

Research articles

Research articles should present original research that makes a substantive contribution, in theoretical and/or empirical terms, to the cross-disciplinary study of finance and society. They should be 9-11,000 words in length, including endnotes and references.

Research essays

Research essays should advance a provocative new argument about finance, society, and/or the study thereof. They must still contain original research, but the primary emphasis is on innovative, pathbreaking argumentation. Research essays should be 4-6,000 words in length.

Policy focus articles

Policy focus articles should present in-depth, academically-informed analysis of a pressing policy issue. They must simultaneously address a global policy audience and the journal’s cross-disciplinary readership. Policy focus articles should be 4-6,000 words in length.

Review articles and book reviews

Review articles should take the measure of recent trends in the literature and can do so by addressing a number of book titles. They must provide a new perspective or conclusion on the area of research in question and should be 3-4,000 words in length. Book reviews that address a single title should be 1-2,000 words in length.

Special issues and forums

Finance and Society welcomes proposals for special issues on emerging research areas. Articles in special issues are subject to the same requirements as articles submitted independently. The editors also encourage proposals for forums that address agenda-setting themes in the field or ground breaking new publications. Forums should consist of 4-6 contributions that comprise a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. Any queries about special issues or forums should be directed to the editors.