30-31 May 2025, Budapest

The GLOBAFA Conference

Mathias Corvinus Collegium Budapest, Hungary

Abstract Submission Deadline

April 21, 2024

Full Paper Submission Deadline

April 28, 2024

Registration Deadline

May 12, 2024

Program Announcement

May 18, 2024

Call for Papers

We are pleased to announce the inaugural annual Global Banking and Finance Association (GLOBAFA) Conference. The event will take place on May 30-31, 2024, in the vibrant city of Budapest, bringing together experts, scholars, and practitioners from around the world to share their insights and research findings in the field of banking and finance. The conference will be held as a hybrid event with both online and in-person presentation at the Mathias Corvinus Collegium in Budapest, Hungary, providing participants with the flexibility to present their research either via the Zoom platform or in-person, ensuring inclusivity and global reach.

The program includes keynote addresses, research papers presented in parallel sessions, panels with journal editors, paper development workshop for early-stage scholars, and a workshop for researchers aiming to benefit from publication opportunies at the conference. In line with our conference theme and sub-themes, we invite the submission of original research that contribute to the advancement of the field of banking and finance.

Abstract submission for the GLOBAFA Conference is now open, and we eagerly encourage you to share your research by submitting your abstracts before the end of 21 April 2025. The decision regarding the acceptance/rejection of each abstract/paper will be communicated with the corresponding author within two weeks of submission. For questions related to the conference, please kindly contact Dr. Ender Demir ([email protected]) or  S. Tolga Er ([email protected]).

We look forward to welcoming you to the GLOBAFA Conference and hoping to meet you on May 30-31, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary.

Sincerely, 

Jonathan Batten

President

Keynote Speakers

 Jonathan Batten

Jonathan Batten

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
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Publication Opportunities

GLOBAFA offers the opportunity to publish qualified papers through a peer-review process, without any submission or publication fees. The qualified papers from the GLOBAFA Conference will be published in announced special issues. Furthermore, the qualified papers from the conference will be published in the regular issues of announced journals.

Moreover, all accepted abstracts will be electronically published in the Conference Program and the Abstract Book, with an ISBN number. This publication will be distributed to all conference participants during the conference via USB. Although it is not mandatory to submit full papers, all the submitted full papers will be included in the conference proceedings, which will also be available on a USB and cloud.

Journals

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Special Issue Topic:

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Scientific Committee

Submission Guidelines

The paper submission site for the GLOBAFA Conference is now open. The deadline to submit a paper is April 21, 2024. Decisions will be sent to the submitting author by April 28, 2024. All submissions (papers and abstracts) are evaluated using a double blind reviewing process. The decision regarding the acceptance/rejection of each abstract/paper will be communicated with the corresponding author within two weeks of submission.

Papers focusing on all fields of banking and finance are welcome at the conference. The topics include, but not limited to:

 

  • Accounting and Financial Reporting
  • Asset Pricing, Evaluation, and Management
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Behavioral Finance and Investment
  • Cryptocurrencies
  • Capital Markets and Structure
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Derivative Pricing and Hedging
  • Entrepreneurial Finance
  • Financial Applications of Blockchain
  • Financial Quantitative Methods and Econometrics
  • Financial Institutions
  • Financial Literacy
  • Financial Markets
  • FinTech
  • Green Finance
  • High-Frequency Trading
  • Household Finance
  • International Finance,
  • Investment and Portfolio Management
  • Investment Banking
  • Islamic Banking and Finance
  • Machine Learning and AI in Banking and Finance
  • Market Efficiency
  • Market Microstructure
  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Monetary Policy and Central Banking
  • Portfolio Optimization
  • Regulation of Financial Markets and Institutions,
  • Risk Management and Analysis

For submission, the abstract should be between 200 and 400 words. All abstracts should be submitted in Microsoft Word or PDF format and English, including the title, authors’ names, affiliation, and contact information of the authors. Abstracts should include Objectives, Data and Methods, Results, and Conclusions. JEL classification and up to 6 keywords should be used. Previously published papers may not be submitted.

If the paper is accepted for presentation at the conference, the participant is expected to serve as a discussant or session chair in one of the sessions or presentations.

If you would like to propose an organized session, please get in touch with Prof. Ender Demir by email ([email protected]), including its subject and format, along with a minimum of 5 presenters interested in attending the session.

Registration

The GLOBAFA Conference is currently accepting registrations. The deadline for registration is May 12, 2024. The conference will be conducted in a hybrid format, allowing participants to present their research either through the Zoom platform or in person.

To be included in the Conference Program, at least one author of each accepted paper must be registered.  The primary author, who registers first (regardless of the author list on the paper), is considered the main author and must pay the main author fee. To register, please complete the online registration form and submit the registration fee. Alternatively, participants have the option to pay the fee through bank transfer. For bank account details, kindly contact us at [email protected].

Registration is mandatory for all conference participants. Registered participants will benefit from the publication opportunities and receive the printed Conference Program, the Conference Program and Abstract Book (provided on a USB drive in PDF format, with an ISBN number), the conference proceedings (also on a USB drive in PDF format), and other conference materials. In-person presenters will also receive coffee breaks and lunch during the conference. Accommodation is not included.

In Person

Main Author

(Regular Fee)
400

Co-Author

(Regular Fee)
300

Main Author

(Doctoral Students Only)
250

Add. Paper

(Regular Fee)
250

Online

Main Author

(Regular Fee)
250

Co-Author

(Regular Fee)
200

Co-Author

(Doctoral Students Only)
150

Add. Paper

(Regular Fee)
150

Program

The program of the GLOBAFA Conference will be announced on May 18, 2024.

The conference will take place on May 30-31, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. As a two-day conference, hosted by Mathias Corvinus Collegium, it will embrace a hybrid format, facilitating the dissemination of ideas in empirical and theoretical banking finance. The conference will feature research presentations, discussions, and special sessions. For now, only the first day of the conference (May 30th) will be in-person and the second day (May 31st) will be online, though this arrangement may be subject to revision. 

VENUE

Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Budapest, Hungary

Accomodation

We are in the process of organizing rooms in hotels and residences that are located close to the Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Budapest​. More information will follow on accommodation options.

For information on Budapest, please visit https://www.budapestinfo.hu/en.

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