The 26th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting

Welcome to ACFA 2025

The 26^th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting (ACFA 2025) will take place on 22-23 May 2025. ACFA 2025 will be hosted by the Faculty of Finance and Accounting of the Prague University of Economics and Business in cooperation with the Eastern European Group for Accounting Research (EEGAR).

ABOUT UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY

Founded in 1953, the Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE) is the largest public university of economics and business in the Czech Republic. In March 2024, VŠE became the first university in the Czech Republic to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). VŠE is ranked annually by the Financial Times and has been ranked for several years by the Eduniversal Ranking project as one of the best business schools in Central and Eastern Europe.

The Faculty of Finance and Accounting provides education in corporate and public finance, accounting, taxation and tax policy, banking and insurance, and economic education, with the programmes accredited by ACCA, ICAEW or CFA. The Faculty has approximately 100 academic staff and 2,500 students on undergraduate, masters and doctoral programmes. The mission of the Faculty is to be the leading institution in the field of finance and accounting in the countries of Central Europe. The Faculty mission is to consistently achieve the leading position within finance and accounting in the countries of Central Europe. In its mission, the Faculty endeavours an education based on the principles of social responsibility, leading students to ethical behaviour, individual and social responsibility and defending the free expression of thoughts and ideas.

ABOUT EEGAR

EEGAR (Eastern European Group for Accounting Research) was founded through a collaboration between three prominent business schools from Central and Eastern Europe: Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Krakow University of Economics, and Prague University of Economics and Business. This initiative aims to foster a scientific network for  advancement of accounting research in this region. EEGAR seeks to leverage the unique economic, regulatory, and cultural contexts of this vibrant region, which offer rich and under-explored research opportunities that can be of great interest to the global research community. EEGAR also aims to provide a foundation for the development of young researchers and the establishment of mentoring programmes to ensure that research emerging from Central and Eastern Europe can effectively influence the broader academic discourse. By fostering academic collaboration and knowledge sharing, the EEGAR’s mission is to strengthen the position of Central and Eastern European institutions within the global research community and enhance their contributions to the evolving field of accounting.

 

We look forward to meeting all interested parties during the the 26^th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting in May 2025.

David PROCHÁZKA

The ACFA Chair

Registrations and paper submissions are made through the Submission system. THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM WILL BE OPENED IN JANUARY 2025

Topics

• Finance (not limited to):
  • Banking and insurance
  • Monetary theory
  • Public finance and taxation
  • Corporate finance and business evaluation
• Accounting (not limited to):
  • Financial accounting
  • Management accounting
  • Auditing
• Economic education

Download

ACFA 2025 “Scientific programme” (schedule of presentations & venue information): (will be uploaded in May 2025)

 

Deadlines

• Conference dates: 22-23 May 2025
• Submissions of full papers:  15 March 2025
• Notification of acceptance/rejection for oral presentations: 30 April 2025
• Registration and payment of the conference fee: not later than 15 May 2025
• Conference format: combined mode
  • on-site (physical) presentations as the preferred mode of participation
  • an online (virtual) block for those presenters of accepted papers who are unable to attend in person (please note that onsite sessions will not be streamed)

Fees

The Conference fee covers all conference materials and refreshments during the event. The payment of the Conference fee is processed solely via the Registration system. No cash payments will be accepted on the spot. The same fee applies for both physical and virtual participation.

We apply the following fee policy:

• Regular conference fee: 200 € for all participants except for the PhD students
• Reduced conference fee: 100 € for PhD students (students are required to provide a confirmation of the PhD status from their home universities)

The Conference fee is not refundable if the participation is cancelled.

Publication options

In general, authors may choice among following (mutually exclusive) publication options:

• Special issue “Contemporary Challenges to European Finance and Accounting” in cooperation with the European Financial and Accounting Journal
• Conference proceedings: ACFA 2016-2021 has been published by Springer; the proceedings for 2022& 2023 are currently under preparations; the 2024 edition will be negotiated as well
• No publication, only presentation of the paper to receive feedback on work-in-progress
• In any case, only full papers shall be submitted

Instructions for Special Issues

European Financial and Accounting Journal (EFAJ)

Authors opting for the publication in the EFAJ Special Issue “Contemporary Challenges to European Finance and Accounting“ shall follow the specific procedures when submitting the paper:

• the first draft of a paper in a pdf file shall be submitted by 15 March 2024 in the ACFA submission system; when submitting, please select the option “EFAJ Special issue“
• the authors shall present the paper at the Conference
• the Editorial Board will invite selected papers presented at the Conference for review and potential publication in the Special Issue
• the author(s) of an invited paper will submit the paper through the EFAJ’s submission system for the peer-review process; the paper submitted shall reflect the feedback received at the Conference
• the upload to EFAJ shall be made not later than on 15 July 2024
• the first decision about the acceptance/review and resubmit/rejection will be made by 15 September 2023
• the final versions will be due by 31 October 2024
• the publication of accepted papers is expected by the end of 2024 or at the beginning of 2025

Disclaimer: Please note that there is no guarantee for the publication. The Editorial Board will select only those papers complying with the publication standards of the journal.

Detail information on this Special issue can be found in the FLYER.

The authors of invited papers will receive further instructions after the conference.

Formatting guidelines

There are no specific requirements for formatting. In any case, all submissions should be uploaded solely in  pdf format, and they shall not contain any personal identification of the author(s).

Conference proceedings

• The paper’s length is expected to be between 10-15 pages. There are no specific requirements. If preferred, the paper can be prepared using the sample paper

European Financial and Accounting Journal

• There are no specific requirements on the first draft of a paper, except for an anonymous pdf file.
• However, to speed up the process, authors may already follow the instructions for the authors published on the EFAJ’s website

Review Process

Disclaimer:

The following peer-review policy solely applies to decide whether a submission is allowed for oral presentation at the Conference. The review process for the journals will be run separately according to the requirements and standards of these journals. It will be based on the assessment of the full paper being submitted to the submission system of a given journal.

Please note that the acceptance of a submission for oral presentation at the ACFA neither guarantees the invitation for the submission for the special issues nor the acceptance of the full paper by the corresponding journal.

 

All submissions will be peer-reviewed before being accepted for the oral presentation at the Conference

• All submissions are subject to a double-blind review process
• There are five assessed criteria: (a) specification of the aim and its fulfilment; (b) methodological soundness; (c) work with literature; (d) coherence of findings, arguments and conclusions; (e) contribution.
• All criteria are equally weighted for the final score
• A submission is accepted for oral presentation if both the reviewer and the Scientific Board accepts the manuscript

The review process follows the standards as defined by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Ethics

The authors are expected to follow publication and ethical standards as defined by The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

Registration

• All participants have to register using the Registration system (the system will be open for the submissions during December 2023; the payments will be launched during February 2024)
• The submissions are uploaded into the Registration system only by the corresponding author to avoid any double submission of the same (draft of) paper
• Format of the submission:
  • the version for peer-review evaluation – no identification of authors

Registration System

• Registration system includes:
  • identification data of the author and co-author(s)
  • on-line 3D Secure-gate for the payment of the conference fee
  • invoice
  • Letter of Invitation/Confirmation

Disclaimer: The Letter of Invitation/Confirmation generated by the Registration System is designed only for those participants who need to obtain a visa or need confirmation for their sending university. The system will generate it once the paper is accepted for presentation. If you are a co-author and not uploading the paper into the system, contact the conference chair to prepare the invitation separately.

The organisers do not cover any fees and other expenses related to anyone’s participation in the Conference.