The 2024 Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (JAAF) Conference will be hosted by the Centro Congressi, University of Naples Federico II, Via Partenope 36 (https://g.co/kgs/g7GdsDV), Italy on July 7-10, 2024.

Plenary Sessions

Papers accepted to the Plenary Sessions will be considered for publication in JAAF and will be reviewed according to JAAF policies. Although there is an expectation that accepted Plenary Session papers will be published in JAAF, ultimate acceptance to the journal will be determined according to JAAF's editorial policies.

For the 2024 JAAF Conference, C. S. Agnes Cheng, Linda Myers, and Bharat Sarath will serve as Editors for Plenary Session submissions. Final journal acceptance decisions will be made in consultation with Xiao-Jun Zhang (the JAAF Editor-in-Chief). Papers not accepted for the Plenary Sessions will be considered for the Concurrent Sessions at the option of the submitting author.

Conference expenses for Plenary Sessions presenters will be covered up to the amount of $1,500 USD for one author per accepted paper.

There will be a best paper award and a best discussant award for papers presented in the Plenary Sessions.

Concurrent Sessions

Papers submitted to the Concurrent Sessions only as well as papers submitted to the Plenary Sessions that are not accepted into the Plenary Sessions will be reviewed by Prof. Alessandra Allini and the scientific program committee.

There will be best paper awards for Concurrent Session papers, including a track for PhD student papers and a track for other papers. If you are interested in competing for the PhD student paper award, please indicate which of the authors are PhD students when you submit the paper.

Note: Papers submitted to the Plenary Sessions but rejected and papers submitted to the Concurrent Sessions only can be submitted to JAAF as regular new submissions at a later date.

Submission Procedures and Rules

• Papers submitted to the Plenary Sessions should be submitted through JAAF's website at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jaaf and the regular submission fee ($200 USD) applies. In the submission letter, authors should indicate that the submission is for the 2024 JAAF Conference Plenary Sessions. Submission to the Plenary Sessions must also be emailed to the JAAF Conference Associate Editor, Mike Weng, at jaaf.conference@gmail.com, and authors must indicate whether the paper should be considered for the Concurrent Sessions if not accepted into the Plenary Sessions.

• Papers submitted to the Concurrent Sessions only should be emailed to jaaf.naples@unina.it (ref. prof. Alessandra Allini) together with a proof of the submission fee payment of Euro 30 + VAT.

• The deadline for paper submission is January 31, 2024.
• Authors should submit only full papers (i.e., complete scholarly research projects that could reasonably be submitted to a public working paper database such as SSRN). Proposals will not be accepted.
  
• A separate file should be submitted including the title, author names, affiliations, keywords, and any acknowledgments. The main text should include an abstract and no author information.
• The submissions must be in English.
• There is no specific manuscript format and no page limit, but papers should generally not exceed 50 pages.
• Presenters of accepted papers must register as conference participants.

Key Dates

• Conference paper submission opens: December 1, 2023
• Submission deadline: January 31, 2024
• Acceptance decisions: March 31, 2024
• Registration deadline for presenters: April 30, 2024

Program and Social Events

JAAF conferences bring together academics and practitioners from around the world to discuss research on different topics in accounting, auditing, and finance. Networking, social events, and experiencing Naples are important parts of the 2024 JAAF Conference.

There will be a welcome reception on the evening of July 7.

The Conference Gala Dinner will be organized in a beautiful spot on the Naples sea, with a stunning Vesuvio view and the famous Castel dell' Ovo just few minutes' walk from the venue

On July 10, there will be networking opportunities and cultural events for those attendees who wish to participate. Information about these opportunities will be posted to the conference website as it is confirmed.