Prof. Allen HUANG, Head of the Department of Accounting, has been appointed as an Associate Editor on the editorial board of the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA). JFQA publishes theoretical and empirical research in financial economics. The primary responsibilities of a JFQA associate editor includes reviewing papers, acting as referees and making recommendations about publication decisions to managing editors.

Prof. Lucy XIA of the Department of Information Systems, Business Statistics and Operations Management has been appointed as an Associate Editor of the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series B (JRSSB), following her recent appointment to the same role for the Journal of the American Statistical Association (JASA). Both journals rank among the foremost publications in statistics. In these positions, she manages the peer-review process for submitted manuscripts, ensuring the publication of high-quality and innovative articles that advance theoretical and applied statistics.