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Organizes Financial Management internet appendices so each supplementary exhibit maps to a main-text claim. Decides what belongs in the appendix vs. the main paper.
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- The main paper is bloated with secondary tables that crowd the headline result
FM's "people actually read" brand and its less weight on trivial robustness stance make the internet appendix a strategic tool, not a dumping ground. The main paper should carry only what a reader needs to be convinced; everything that is reassuring but not load-bearing belongs in the internet appendix. The discipline is traceability: every internet-appendix exhibit must map to a specific main-text claim or referee concern, and the main text must point to it where relevant. An appendix that is a disorganized pile of leftover tables undercuts the paper; one that is a clean, indexed companion makes the main paper lean and the author look in command of the evidence. (FM's exact archiving/hosting and data-and-code policy — 待核实 against the Wiley author guidelines at submission time.)
| Material | Main paper | Internet appendix |
|---|---|---|
| Headline result + its one identification figure | yes | — |
| The one check that defuses the leading alternative | yes | — |
| Specification sweeps (winsorization, control sets) | — | yes |
| Secondary subsample / placebo tables | — | yes (referenced) |
| Full variable definitions and source fields | summary | full table |
| Sample-screen detail beyond the attrition table | counts only | full screens |
| Derivations / proofs / model details | sketch | full |
| Alternative-measure replications | mention | full |
A draft's main paper has eighteen tables, several of them winsorization and control-set sweeps; the headline gets lost. The FM fix: keep five exhibits in the main paper (summary stats, the headline table, the event-study figure, the one Oster sensitivity check, and the economic-magnitude exhibit), move the thirteen sweeps and secondary subsamples to an indexed internet appendix (Tables IA.1–IA.13), and add cross-references both ways. One placebo table that actually rules out a confound gets promoted into the main paper. The main paper is now readable in one sitting and the appendix is a clean, navigable companion.
For every candidate supplementary exhibit, make a deliberate call rather than defaulting to "park it":
This three-way call is the actual craft; an appendix that is purely "everything that didn't fit" signals the author never made it.
The internet appendix usually travels with the replication materials. Keep them in sync from the first submission: the IA exhibits should be reproducible from the deposited code, variable definitions in the IA must match the code's construction, and any data-access restrictions (vendor licenses on Compustat, CRSP, governance feeds) should be stated so a referee or the editorial office knows what can and cannot be shared. (FM/Wiley's exact data-and-code policy — 待核实; confirm before depositing.)
【Main vs. IA split】load-bearing in main; reassuring in IA? [Y/N]
【Index】IA opens with an exhibit→claim map? [Y/N]
【Cross-references】both directions present? [Y/N]
【Numbering】distinct IA prefix, no collisions? [Y/N]
【Promotions/cuts】decisive checks promoted; dead weight cut? [Y/N]
【Policy check】Wiley data/code & hosting policy verified or 待核实
【Next skill】finman-writing-style
npx claudepluginhub brycewang-stanford/awesome-journal-skills --plugin financial-management-skillsOrganizes the journal-hosted Internet Appendix for a Journal of Financial Economics (JFE) manuscript: moves content off main text, cross-references, and keeps appendix self-contained.
Allocates content between main text and Internet Appendix for Journal of Finance manuscripts, following JF's actual policy on submission format, page limits, and self-containment.
Organizes supplementary material for RFS manuscripts: decides what goes in the Internet Appendix vs. main paper, and how to structure it. Does not generate robustness content.