Call For Papers and Participants

2018 Frontiers of Business Research in China Symposium

on New Development in Accounting and Finance Research

March 16-17, 2018

Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China

Submission Deadline: January 31, 2018; Notice of Paper Acceptance: February 25, 2018

Frontiers of Business Research in China (FBR) is pleased to announce a small-scale symposium on New Development in Accounting and Finance Research in Renmin University of China Suzhou campus on March 16-17, 2018. FBR invites submission of original research papers for presentation at the symposium and publication in the journal. FBR is a quarterly English academic journal, hosted by Renmin Business School, and co-published by the Higher Education Press and Springer-Nature (ISSN 1673-7326; e-ISSN 1673-7431; CN11-5746/F). FBR is abstracted and indexed in all major international databases including EconLit, ESCI, INSPEC, SCOPUS, and ProQuest. FBR was awarded the Excellent International Impact Academic Journal of China in 2014, 2016, and 2017, respectively. More information about the journal can be found at http://fbr.rmbs.ruc.edu.cn.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: TBA

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: 

Interested authors should submit their papers or extended abstracts (400 words or more) by email to FBR@rmbs.ruc.edu.cn before January 31, 2018. When submitting your work, please indicate clearly whether your paper is submitted to FBR for publication consideration. Please separate the title page and the main text into two files, and the title page of the manuscript indicating the name, affiliation, and contact information of the authors. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by February 25, 2018.

REGISTRATION:

There is no registration fee for the symposium. However, at least one author of each accepted paper is required to register before March 1, 2018 by emailing back the attached registration form . Registered participants can attend the Symposium and its social functions, including tea breaks and meals. Participants should cover their own hotel and travel expenses.

BEST PAPER AWARDS AND PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY:

The Symposium offers several Best Paper awards and a selected set of articles presented in the symposium will be published in FBR after the regular review process. Completed papers for publication in FBR should be uploaded directly to the journal’s Springer-Open website: https://fbr.springeropen.com. There is no submission fee and FBR will cover the Springer-Open OA publication fees once the paper is accepted.

CONTACT:

Ms. Nannan Yue, Ms. Xingxing Zhao, FBR Editor Office

Room 707, Mingde Business Building, 59 Zhongguancun St., Beijing 100872, China

E-mail: fbr@rmbs.ruc.edu.cn Tel: 86-10 8250 9399; 86-10-6251 6409