Report of the Managing Editor of The Journal of Finance for the Year 1996.

The article presents the report of the Managing Editor of the "Journal of Finance" for the year 1996. The editor reports an increase of 68 submissions over last year, with an acceptance rate over nine percent. The editor is addressing the backlog by offering the papers through the World Wide Web. The editor is visiting the Harvard Business School for the academic year, and through the use of overnight mail, faxes and email, is able to handle the editing of the publication. The editor also notes the contribution of the referees who help review papers for publication.