Submit a paper
Find out how you can present your research, receive expert feedback and join an international community of early career finance researchers at IYFS 2027.
Present at IYFS 2027
We welcome original research across the full spectrum of finance research.
Submissions are invited in all areas of finance, including:
- Submission themes
- asset pricing
- banking
- behavioural finance
- corporate finance
- cryptocurrency and digital assets
- derivatives
- empirical finance
- environmental and sustainable finance
- financial econometrics
- financial engineering
- financial markets and institutions
- financial regulation
- fintech
- household finance
- investments
- machine learning and artificial intelligence in finance
- market microstructure
- mathematical finance
- portfolio management
- quantitive finance
- risk management
- sustainable investing
- all other areas of theoretical or applied finance.
We also welcome interdisciplinary research with a strong finance component, including work originating in computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering and operations research.
Eligibility
To submit and/or present a paper you must be an Early Career Researcher, defined as:
- a doctoral researcher
- a postdoctoral researcher
- an industry participant within five years of completing your PhD
- university faculty at Assistant Professor level (or equivalent).
Exceptional Masters students may also submit if your programme includes a substantial research component, such as a two-year Masters degree with a dedicated research year or dissertation.
Researchers working in industry, central banks, regulatory bodies and other organisations are welcome to submit provided you meet the ECR eligibility criteria.
Papers may have one or more senior co-authors, but the correspondent for the submission and presenter of the paper during the conference must be ECRs.
The correspondent for the submission need not be the corresponding author for the paper when submitted to an academic journal.
Key dates
- 15 September 2026 – submissions open
- 31 December 2026 – submissions close
- 1 January 2027 – registration opens for all attendees
- 24 January 2027 – notification of decisions to presenters
- 21 February 2027 – presenters must register by this date to be included
- 1 March 2027 – registrations by this date are allocated to pre-conference networking activities
- 8 March 2027 – pre-conference networking activity rooms open
- 8 and 9 April 2027 – the conference
- 30 April 2027 – registration closes.
Registrations are valid, and are accepted after the event, for the continuation of conference activities.
Submission format
You should submit your paper in a single PDF document including an abstract of no more than 250 words.
Papers may be submitted in draft form and do need to be polished or publication-ready.
Draft papers are welcome if they present a clear research question, methodology and preliminary or completed results.
Work currently under review at a journal or being prepared for journal submission is also welcome.
Authors may submit more than one paper. Each submission will be reviewed independently, although the Organising Committee reserves the right to limit the number of presentations by any one author.
Review process
Submissions will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee, an international panel of leading finance researchers. Papers will be assessed on:
- originality
- academic quality
- relevance to the conference.
Authors of accepted papers will be invited to present their work at the conference. Each presentation will receive detailed feedback, with the Session Chair serving as the primary discussant.
Session Chairs are internationally-recognised finance researchers selected to provide constructive, high-quality feedback to presenters.
Registration fee
There is no fee to submit a paper.
Registration costs £80 for all attendees, whether or not you are presenting a paper.
Anyone may register to attend the conference. Early Career Researcher eligibility requirements apply only to the submission and presentation of papers.
Presenters of accepted papers must register by the specified deadline for their paper to be included in the conference programme.
Co-authors and other participants wishing to attend the conference must register separately. Online access links will be available only to registered attendees.
FAQs
- Should my paper be complete when I submit?
No. Draft papers are welcome, provided they present a clear research question, methodology and preliminary or completed results.
- Can I submit work that is under review at a journal?
Yes. Papers currently under review or being prepared for journal submission are welcome.
- Can PhD students submit papers?
Yes. PhD students are welcome to submit.
- Can Masters students submit papers?
We mainly expect submissions from doctoral researchers, postdoctoral researchers and other Early Career Researchers.
However, exceptional Masters students are welcome to submit if your programme includes a substantial research component; for example a two-year Masters degree with a dedicated research year or dissertation.
Such submissions will be considered on their academic merit.
- Do I need to be registered on a finance degree or PhD programme?
No. We welcome high-quality finance research regardless of your academic department.
Researchers from disciplines such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, economics, engineering and operations research are encouraged to submit, provided your work makes a significant contribution to finance.
This is particularly relevant as areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain and financial technology increasingly bring together researchers from multiple disciplines.
- Can researchers working outside universities submit papers?
Yes. Early Career Researchers working in industry, central banks, regulatory bodies and other organisations are welcome, provided you satisfy the conference’s Early Career Researcher eligibility criteria; that is, no more than five years should have passed since the award of your doctoral degree.
- Can I submit more than one paper?
Yes, although each submission will be reviewed independently, and the Organising Committee reserves the right to limit the number of presentations by any one author.