CALL FOR PAPERS

2026 CHINA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN FINANCE

June 26 - June 29, 2026

Hong Kong

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 AWARD:

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 FINACE (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

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.

Submission deadline: February 1, 2026.

The submitting authors will be notified of the Program Committee's decision by March 20, 2026.

CONFERENCE CONTACT:

Email: contact@cicf-conf.org