Code of Ethics

AWFF Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics is a statement of the core values of our profession and identifies the practices consistent with those core values.

Journal of Finance Tutorial Ethics Guidelines

(1) The Tutor and Trainer must disclose to the President of the Association of World Finance & Financiers (AWFF) any material conflicts of interest that could affect their ability to render unbiased Tutorial decisions. Financial relationships, including, but not limited to, consulting work, expert testimony.

(2) Associate Tutors must disclose to the Tutor any material conflicts of interest of the kind described in (1) that could affect their ability to render unbiased advice.

(3) The Tutor and Trainer are independent from outside influence in their Tutorial decisions. Officers and directors of the AWFF may be involved in setting general Tutorial policies, but they may not influence Tutorial decisions on individual submissions.

(4) If a case arises in which an Tutor, Trainer violated professional ethics, including, but not limited to, violation of the AWFF ethical guidelines pertaining to the publication process, plagiarism, violation of intellectual property or copyright, or violation of conflict of interest disclosure rules, Trainer should inform the Tutor. The Tutor may decide, in consultation with the Trainer to impose sanctions on the individuals who committed ethical violations. Prior to resolving the case, the Tutor will notify the AWFF president about the case and any proposed sanctions. The AWFF president may decide to consult with, or seek a vote from, the AWFF Executive Committee or the AWFF Board regarding the proposed resolution.

(5) Any complaints involving the current Tutor or Trainer will be received by the Secretary-Treasurer of the AWFF, who will notify the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee will be responsible for the resolution of such matters.

(6) The Trainer and Tutors should recuse themselves from handling submissions where they may face a potential conflict of interest, including, but not limited to, submissions by current colleagues and students at the same institution, former graduate student advisees.

(7) While officers of the AWFF may submit their own work, they should be mindful of high standard and be appropriately selective in their submissions. While not required, the Tutorial team has the option to seek an external Tutor to handle submissions by officers.

(8) Trainer should never be involved in Tutorial decisions about their own work. The Tutor will ensure that all correspondence regarding this submission and the identity of reviewers and Associate Tutors involved in processing the submission remains hidden to all Trainer. Tutors will be notified in advance of the handling by the External Tutor and the policy regarding anonymity.

(9) In recognition that a preponderance of papers in category (8) may raise concerns by the membership, the Tutorial team will report to the AWFF Board the number and disposition of papers in these categories at the end of the second year of each term.