Theme: Innovation and Volatility in Financial Markets

Keynote Speaker: Tarun Chordia, Emory University

Venue: National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Date: December 7 - 8, 2018

Submission Deadline: August 15, 2018

Notification of Acceptance: September 17, 2018

Three Best Paper Award: Maximum US$ 2,000
Research Award: Maximum US$ 500

*Four Journal of Financial Studies Award: US$ 500

˙JFM Dual Submission

Paper submission

Please submit the following electronic files separately in PDF format to conference website, and all papers should be in English and maximum length of complete paper is 40 pages:

1. abstract (including title page, abstract and keywords)
2. complete paper, including title page, abstract and keywords
3. complete paper without name(s) of author(s)

Dual submission & Journal publication

˙Dual submission to the Journal of Financial Markets will be allowed. At the time of submission to the conference, authors may indicate that they want to choose the option of dual submission to the JFM. After the conference, at the discretion of the JFM editors, papers may be invited for submission to the JFM. Invited papers will not have to pay any submission fees but will go through the regular editing process. Even if a dually submitted paper is subsequently rejected, the authors can submit to the journal again through the regular submission process.

*JFS Award papers are obligated to be published by the Journal of Financial Studies, the official publication of the Taiwan Finance Association.

In addition, accepted papers may be considered for publication in Sun Yat-sen Management Review (TSSCI).

Registration fee

Early bird fee US$250 (Payment prior to October 15, 2018)

Full fee US$350 (Payment received after October 15, 2018)

(Fee includes 1 banquet, 2 luncheons and coffee breaks)