CALL FOR PAPERS

Papers are invited for the plenary paper sessions and concurrent paper sessions.

Plenary Paper Sessions

The Joint Symposium will provide accommodation (single occupancy) for three days, waiver of registration fees, and reimbursement for the cheapest return economy airfare up to a maximum of US$1,200, for one author of each accepted paper. Accepted papers will be published in Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, subject to the Editors' approval. Authors will be required to sign a copyright release form as a condition of publication.

Further, the best paper for the plenary paper sessions will receive a cash award of US$1,500.

Submission Guidelines

For the Plenary Paper Sessions, an electronic version of the manuscript in MS-Word format should be submitted to j.cae@polyu.edu.hk . Manuscripts previously published or currently under review by other publications are not acceptable. All submissions are subject to a double-blind review process. To ensure anonymity in the review process, authors must not identify themselves directly or indirectly in the paper.

Submissions must be received no later than September 1, 2009 . Authors submitting for the Plenary Paper Sessions can expect to be notified of the Editors' decision by November 14, 2009 . Papers not selected for plenary sessions will be considered for the Concurrent Paper Sessions. Authors who do not wish their papers to be considered for Concurrent Paper Sessions should clearly state this in their submission.

Concurrent Paper Sessions

Authors who do not wish to commit their papers to the Journal are invited to submit their papers for consideration at the Concurrent Paper Sessions. There will be no subsidy for registration fee, airfare and accommodation. Concurrent Paper Sessions comprise individual presentation of papers and discussant comments.

Submission Guidelines

For the Concurrent Paper Sessions, an electronic version of the manuscript in MS-Word format should be submitted to j.cae@polyu.edu.hk .

Manuscripts previously published must not be submitted.

Submissions must be received no later than September 1, 2009 . Please state clearly that the paper is to be submitted for the Concurrent Paper Sessions. Authors can expect to be notified of the review outcome by November 14, 2009 .

For further information on the submission guidelines, please contact

Ms Amy Kwan
Editorial Assistant, JCAE
School of Accounting and Finance
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2766-7073
Fax: (852) 2365-9303
Email address: afnyk@inet.polyu.edu.hk