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We are pleased to invite finance researchers, academics, and practitioners to the 4th Modern Finance Conference (MFC 2027), to be held at the ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 9-11, 2027. The event aims to provide a platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research, innovative ideas, and novel approaches in all areas of finance. The conference will be held in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online sessions.
SCOPE
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Asset pricing and valuation
- Banking and financial services
- Behavioral finance and decision-making
- Capital structure
- Corporate finance
- Corporate governance
- Cryptocurrencies
- Derivatives
- Economic development
- Exchange rates and currency markets
- Finance and accounting standards
- Financial econometrics and quantitative methods
- Financial markets and instruments
- Financial, management, and tax accounting
- Financial regulation and supervisions
- Financial stability
- Fintech and financial innovation
- Green finance
- Investment and portfolio management
- Insurance
- Market microstructure
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Microfinance
- Monetary policy and central banking
- Risk management
- Sustainable finance and responsible investment
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Renée Adams is a professor at the University of Oxford and Finance Department Editor at Management Science. She holds fellowships at the European Corporate Governance Institute and the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research. Her publications span the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, and Review of Financial Studies, and her research on gender diversity has received international media coverage.
SUPPORTING JOURNALS
- Journal of International Financial Management & Accounting (CiteScore 16.2, IF 5.5)
- International Review of Financial Analysis (CiteScore 13.8, IF 10.2)
- Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (CiteScore 11.0, IF 6.0)
- Journal of Multinational Financial Management (CiteScore 7.7, IF 5.1)
- Eurasian Business Review (CiteScore 6.9, IF 4.4)
- International Journal of Emerging Markets (CiteScore 10.1, IF 3.4)
- International Review of Economics and Finance (CiteScore 8.3, IF 7.6)
- Modern Finance
PUBLISHING WORKSHOP
Professor Andrew Urquhart will lead an interactive workshop on publishing in top finance journals. The session covers editors’ expectations, positioning a paper for a journal, reasons for rejection, and responses to reviewers, followed by an open Q&A. Professor Urquhart heads the Department of Finance at Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Economics & Finance.
BEST PAPER AWARDS
Prizes will be awarded in the following areas:
- Best Paper Award: 1000 EUR and a fee waiver for the next MFC
- Runner-up Award: A fee waiver for the next MFC
PAPER SUBMISSION
Authors are invited to submit their papers (or extended abstracts) in English no later than July 10, 2027, through our submission system. No submission fee is required. Submissions will be reviewed by the Conference Committee, and accepted authors will be notified within four weeks. For more information, see https://mf-conference.com/mfc2027/.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Paper/Extended Abstract Submission: July 10, 2027
- Notification of acceptance: Within four weeks of submission
- Registration deadline: July 31, 2027
- Conference: September 9-11, 2027
- Submission for proceedings: November 30, 2027
- Submission for journals: December 31, 2027
CONFERENCE FEES
Early bird: registration and payment by June 15, 2027.
- Main author (in-person presentation): 350 EUR
- Attending co-author / non-presenting attendee (in person): 300 EUR
- PhD student (in person): 250 EUR
- Additional paper fee: 200 EUR
- Online participant (main author or co-author): 200 EUR
Regular: registration and payment by July 31, 2027.
- Main author (in-person presentation): 450 EUR
- Attending co-author / non-presenting attendee (in person): 400 EUR
- PhD student (in person): 350 EUR
- Additional paper fee: 250 EUR
- Online participant (main author or co-author): 250 EUR
The Gala Dinner Fee: TBA EUR.
Fee payment details will be provided after acceptance.
CONTACT
The conference will be organized jointly by the Modern Finance Institute and the ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management at Universidade de Lisboa.
Website: https://mf-conference.com/mfc2027/
- Dr Adam Zaremba – zaremba@mf-institute.com
- Support Team – conference@mf-institute.com
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