Publication options
In general, authors may choice among following (mutually exclusive) publication options:
- Special issue “Impact of Technological Revolution, Financial Shocks and Geopolitical Conflicts on Financial Regulation and Innovations“ in cooperation with the Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (indexed by Web of Science, IF 4.859, Q1 IF & Q3 AIS)
- 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; we will negotiate the 2023 edition as well
- No publication, only presentation of the paper to receive feedback on work-in-progress
Instructions for Special Issues
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade (EMFT)
Authors opting for the publication in the EMFT Special Issue “Impact of Technological Revolution, Financial Shocks and Geopolitical Conflicts on Financial Regulation and Innovations“ shall follow the specific procedures when submitting the paper:
- the first draft of the paper in a pdf file shall be submitted by 15 March 2023 in the ACFA submission system; when submitting, please select the option “EMFT Special issue“
- the authors shall present the paper at the Conference
- the Guest Editors will invite selected high-quality papers presented at the Conference for review and potential publication in the Special Issue
- the corresponding author of an invited paper will submit the paper through the journal’s submission system for the peer-review process; the papers submitted shall reflect the feedback received at the Conference
- the upload to EMFT shall be made not later than on 31 August 2023
- the first decision about the acceptance/review and resubmit/rejection will be made by 31 December 2023
- the final versions will be due by 30 April 2024
Disclaimer: Please note that there is no guarantee for the being invited to submit the paper for the Special Issue, nor guarantee for publication. The Guest Editors will select only a limited number of high-quality papers. We encourage, therefore, the authors to submit only those papers having a realistic chance to meet the quality standards of the Journal.
The authors of invited papers will receive further instructions after the conference.
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 2023 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 2023
- 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 2023
- the publication of accepted papers is expected by the end of 2023 or at the beginning of 2024
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
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade
- There are no specific requirements
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).