This year the conference will focus on “The Challenges to Sustainable Financial Education”. As a complement to the central theme, the invitation is also to present articles related to Financial Education and Financial Sustainability, see the Tracks with the themes of the conference.In addition, the programming will have important panels involving topics related to the capital market, social security, corporate and behavioral finance. Representatives of entities such as CVM, Anbima, Apimec, B3 and financial institutions will compose the panelists portfolio.

Deadline for presentation of the extended abstract: May 20, 2018

RISK MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS AND MODELING

FINANCIAL ECONOMETRY

FINANCIAL ECONOMY

FINANCIAL EDUCATION

BEHAVIORAL FINANCE

CORPORATE FINANCE

INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

FINANCIAL INCLUSION

INFLUENCE OF MACROECONOMICS IN CORPORATE FINANCE

INVESTMENTS

FINANCIAL MARKETS

INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

STYLE GUIDELINES

  • Font: Arial
  • Length: maximum of 7,000 words including graphs, figures, tables and references.
  • Figures should be in original quality.
  • Citation style: APA or ABNT.
  • Manuscript file: Microsoft Word or PDF.

PAPER STRUCTURE

  • Title must be centered at the top of the page.
  • All authors of a manuscript should include their full names, affiliations and e-mail addresses.
  • Abstract
  • Introduction and research problem.
  • Objectives
  • Theoretical background
  • Research method
  • Results
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • References

SUBMISSION

Papers’ submissions must be made by 11th August at: www.internationalfinanceconference.org/ifc2018/

For further information, please contact: ifc2018@ufrgs.br

PUBLICATION

Abstracts will be published on the Conference Proceedings.

AWARDS

The best paper will be awarded with US$ 1,000 and the second and third best papers will receive a plaque and certificate.

STYLE AND LENGTH

  • Maximum of 2,100 characters (spaces included)

STRUCTURE

Paper title (no more than 140 characters – spaces included)

Authors: Names, affiliations and e-mail addresses

First author will be considered the main author.

Keywords

The following sections must not exceed 2,100 characters

Purpose of the research

Key aspects regarding research method conducted on the investigation

Design/methodology/approach

Findings and Expected Results

Research limitations/implications

Practical implications

Research originality/value

SUBMISSION

Expanded abstract must be submitted by May 20 at:

www.internationalfinanceconference.org/ifc2018/

For further information:

ifc2018@ufrgs.br

1) Do you need to be enrolled in the IFC to submit the abstract?

Yes. You must first register on the conference website.

2) Do I have to pay at the time of registration?

No. Payment can be made up until August 12.

3) When I choose to pay as “payment slip”, the due date is presented as the following day day. How to proceed?

You do not have to make the payment yet. Next, it is possible to issue a new “payment slip” by clicking on the link “I already signed up and I want to pay” (just below the “Sign up here!” Link).

4) The deadline for submissions is May 20, and full articles is on August 11. Can I just choose to submit the complete article?

No. The papers will be selected based abstract assessments. To send the complete article, you must first send the abstract by May 20.

5) How many authors can the paper have?

Maximum of 4 authors.

6) How many papers can one author submit?

Up to 3 papers per author.

7) Can I submit papers concerning cost, audit, corporate governance and public accounting?

Yes. On the theme of corporate finance.

8) Are there accomodation discount fees in hotels?

Yes. The conference organization signed agreements with the following hotels: Plaza São RafaelEko Residence and Hotel Embaixador.