CALL FOR PAPERS
2026 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE
June 26 – June 29, 2026
Hong Kong SAR
The China International Conference in Finance (CICF) provides an open platform to bring together scholars worldwide to present current research and stimulate exchanges on new developments in finance. Since its launch in 2002, CICF has grown to be one of the leading conferences in financial research in the world. The next conference will be held from June 26 to June 29, 2026, in Hong Kong.
TOPICS:
Papers in all areas of finance are welcome. The conference follows the format of major international conferences. In addition, authors are also encouraged to submit to the special sessions with China focus.
FOUNDING ORGANIZER:
Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
CO-ORGANIZERS:
Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
CUHK Business School, Chinese University of Hong Kong
School of Business and Management, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF), Shanghai Jiao Tong University
HKU Business School, The University of Hong Kong
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Campbell R. Harvey, Distinguished Professor of Finance, Duke University
BEST PAPER AWARDS:
CICF Best Paper Award (3; USD1,000 each), sponsored by the conference
XiYue Best Paper Award (USD2,000), sponsored by XY Investments LLC
Yihong Xia Best Paper Award (2; USD1,000 each) for promising young scholars, sponsored by Friends of Yihong Xia
DUAL-SUBMISSION OPTION WITH THE JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE FINANCE (JFQA)
In addition to the conference submission, we are pleased to announce a dual-submission option with JFQA. Accepted papers under this dual submission will appear in a special CICF issue of the JFQA. Please see the link CICF/JFQA Dual Submission Option for details.
CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Jiang Wang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CHAIR:
Neng Wang, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS:
Lily Fang, INSEAD
Dong Lou, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
CONFERENCE SECRETARY:
Kewei Hou, Ohio State University
PAPER SUBMISSIONS:
Authors are invited to submit completed papers.
Submission Guidelines
·Please include ALL authors' information for each submitted paper in the Conference Maker system.
·Papers must be submitted in PDF format with file size no larger than 5 MB.
·Submitted papers should not have been accepted (or conditionally accepted) for publication at a journal.
·Submitted papers should not have been accepted for presentation at a previous CICF conference.
All submitted papers will be selected by the Program Committee consisting of a panel of international scholars.
Make your submissions here:
https://editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conference/conference.cgi?action=login&db_name=CICF2026
Submission deadline: February 1, 2026.
The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by March 20, 2026.
CONFERENCE WEBSITE:
CONFERENCE CONTACT:
Email: contact@cicf-conf.org