CALL FOR PAPERS

You are cordially invited to submit your research papers (English only and in PDF files) to the third annual meeting of the International Society for the Advancement of Financial Economics between 23-25 June in Beijing, China.

This meeting, jointly organized by the International Society for the Advancement of Financial Economics(ISAFE), and Beijing International Studies University with partnership with AVSE Global and EM Normandie Business School, aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and policymakers to share their research findings and discuss current and challenging issues in financial economics. The meeting is also an ideal occasion for scholars to exchange research experiences and develop research projects with their international colleagues. 

Topics

The scientific and organizing committees welcome submissions in all areas of financial management for presentation at the conference no later than 30 April 2025 (early submission is highly encouraged). The main topics of the conference include, but are not limited to: 

• AI and finance
• Asset allocation and valuation
• Central banking and monetary policy
• Corporate finance and governance
• Country funds and hedge funds
• Emerging markets finance
• Empirical assets pricing
• Financial accounting, law, and regulation
• Financial crises and contagion
• Financial econometrics
• Financial engineering and derivatives
• Financial intermediation, institutions & services
• Financial markets and market microstructure
• FinTech: Revealing Potential and Challenges
• Foreign currency issues
• International finance and capital markets
• IPOs, SEOs, M&As & Divestitures
• Market behavior efficiency
• Multinational financial management
• Personal finance and household finance
• Portfolio management and optimization;
• Quantitative finance and financial econometrics
• Real estate finance
• Risk management
• Small business and entrepreneurial finance
• Sustainable finance, ethics, and CSR

Two best paper awards will be announced at the Gala Dinner:

• One best paper award
• One best paper award for PhD student

Keynote speakers

• Peter Gabor Szilagyi, Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School, France
• Arman Eshraghi, Professor of Finance and Investment, Deputy Head of Section for Research, Impact and Innovation, Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom.

Steering Committee

• Duc Khuong Nguyen, Léonard de Vinci Pôle Universitaire, Paris & VNU International School - Hanoi
• Hung Do, Massey University, New Zealand & Finance and Banking Network, AVSE Global

Co-chairs

• Sabri Boubaker, EM Normandie Business School, France & Swansea University, UK & ISAFE
• Zhenya Liu, School of Finance, Renmin University of China, China
  
• Wei Li, Business School at Business School, Beijing International Studies University, China
  

Paper submission

Authors are invited to submit their papers in PDF files, no later than 30 April 2025 via the conference website: https://isafe2025.sciencesconf.org   

Submitted manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. No submission fee is required. General inquiries regarding the call for papers should be directed to any of the conference chairs.

Important dates

• Submission deadline: 30 April 2025
• Notification of review results: As soon as available
  
• Registration deadline: 31 May 2025
• Conference event: 23-25 June 2025

Publication Opportunities

Special issues:  

 For queries, please send an email to isafe2025@sciencesconf.org