The British Accounting and Finance Association is pleased to announce that the next Annual Conference with Doctoral Masterclasses will be hosted by Ulster University, Belfast, from 15–17 April 2025. The doctoral masterclasses on Tuesday, 15 April, and the main conference on Wednesday and Thursday, 16–17 April.

Keynote Speakers

Doctoral Masterclasses (Tuesday)

• Professor Richard Macve, Emeritus Professor of Accounting, Department of Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science
• Dr Meredith Tharapos, Associate Professor of Accounting, College of Business and Law, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Annual Conference

• Professor Jonathan Berk, The A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, California, USA.
• Professor Lisa Jack, Professor of Accounting, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Portsmouth, UK and 2023 BAFA Distinguished Academic Award Winner.

Registration and Fees

Registration Opens: 6 January 2025
Registration Closes for all presenters: 17 February 2025
Registration for non-presenters closes: 3 March 2025 (midnight GMT)

• Full in-person ticket: £350
• Discounted in-person ticket: £175

(You can check if you’re eligible for the discounted ticket here: http://bafa.ac.uk/conference-information/#rate)

The conference ticket does NOT include the BAFA membership fee. Buying a ticket registers you for this event. Tickets to BAFA conferences are only available to members.

NOTE:

• No late payments will be considered in 2025.
• No refunds after 14 March 2025 and all refunds are subject to the discretion of trustees.
• We will not accept payment at the registration desk.

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Online Submission Opens: 2 September 2024
Closes: 2 December 2024

We invite submissions of full papers on any topic from academics, final-year PhD students, and practitioners in the disciplines of accounting and finance. The deadline for online submissions is 2 December 2024.

Papers will be reviewed by subject specialists drawn from our special interest groups and associates. We are seeking to increase the variety of events that we offer at this year’s conference. We will, therefore, carefully balance that with the number of presentation slots that are available.

We aim to provide a showcase for innovative research and teaching in accounting and finance. Streams for 2025 include, but not limited to:

• Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies
• Accounting Education
• Accounting History
• Accounting Information Systems and Emerging Technologies, including New Technologies in Accounting, Auditing and Forensics
• Asset Pricing, Financial Data Science and Econometrics
• Auditing
• Behavioural Finance
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Diversity, covering Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Accounting and Finance Pedagogy, Research and Teaching
• Financial Markets and Institutions
• Financial Reporting and Accounting
• Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Public Services and Charities
• Taxation

Our Early Career Researcher sessions will allow final-year PhD students and those who have completed their PhD within the last five years an opportunity to present their work and get feedback from invited faculty and others in smaller sessions.

How to submit your paper: Register an account on the Paper Submissions Platform (https://submissions.bafa.ac.uk) to submit one paper to the Annual Conference 2025. Please note that although you will be able to edit certain details online, you will not be able to upload a revised version of the file while it is pending review.

NOTE: Late submissions will be considered for a waiting list, to be notified after 17 February 2025.

CALL FOR PAPERS FOR THE DOCTORAL MASTERCLASSES

Our doctoral masterclasses will offer support and opportunities for feedback and participation, including:

1. a designated academic to provide support and feedback throughout the conference;
2. networking and job seeking events;

There will be an opportunity to join colleagues for a (self-funded) dinner after the Doctoral Masterclass.

IMPORTANT: There will be events for PhD students throughout the three-day conference. Note, however, that PhD students are able to present in either the main conference OR the doctoral masterclasses, not both. Please read the instructions below carefully. You will need to register/pay for the conference by the deadline to secure your place

Choose only ONE of the following options

OPTION 1

Submissions open: 2 September 2024
Closes: 2 December 2024

Final-yearPhD students and those who have completed their PhD within the last five years have the opportunity to submit one full paper to the Early Career Parallel Sessions held throughout Wednesday and Thursday. They will get feedback from designated persons in the conference who will attend their presentation and offer feedback following the session, as well as receiving feedback in the session from the audience.

Papers that are not accepted for presentation in one of the sessions on 16–17 April 2025 will automatically be given a place in the doctoral masterclasses on 15 April 2025.

How to submit your ECR paper: Use the new Paper Submissions Platform (https://submissions.bafa.ac.uk) to submit one paper to the Annual Conference 2025—tick the ECR checkbox in the submission form. Please note that although you will be able to edit certain details online, you will not be able to upload a revised version of the file while it is pending review.

OPTION 2

Submission open: 2 September 2024
Closes: 2 December 2024

All doctoral students are invited to submit an abstract for the doctoral masterclasses on Tuesday, 15 April 2025, unless they have submitted a paper to the main conference (option 1 above). Students will be invited to present their own work, and will get feedback from faculty and other students. Students are expected to attend all sessions on Tuesday 15 April and will only be awarded a certificate of attendance on this basis. Students are also expected to attend the whole conference.

There are 80 places available on a first-come, first served basis. While we envisage that the majority of these will be on a face-to-face basis. Once the quota is full, your name will be placed on a waiting list.

How to submit your abstract: Use the Paper Submissions Platform (https://submissions.bafa.ac.uk) to submit one abstract to the Doctoral Masterclasses 2025. Please note that although you will be able to edit certain details online, you will not be able to upload a revised version of the file while it is pending review.

IMPORTANT DATES

Online paper submission opens: 2 September 2024
Deadline for submissions: 2 December 2024
Registration and payment opens: 6 January 2025
Paper acceptance notifications on a rolling basis from 16 December 2024 to 6 January 2025
Registration (payment) for presenters closes: 17 February 2025
Deadline for online submission of revised papers: 3 March 2025
Registration and payment for non-presenters closes: 3 March 2025 (midnight GMT)
Detailed presentation programme announced: 10 March 2025
Online Conference Platform available: 11 April 2025