Call for Papers

Academics and practitioners are invited to submit papers for presentation at the conference which provides an excellent opportunity for the presentation of high quality research that covers key topics relating to the central theme of Recognising Value in Africa. Specialists from accounting, finance, banking, taxation, economics and related fields will shed light on fundamental issues that shape and direct trends, views and innovations relating to value creation. A panel of experts, including market leaders, will provide in-depth, practical and up-to-date knowledge on issues and developments relating to the conference theme.

Conference Sub-Themes

The sub-themes are roughly separated according to the subjects presented within the Faculty.

Theme 1: Recent trends and developments in Economics, Econometrics and Banking

Papers analysing the growth prospects despite constraints such as institutions, limitations, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, inequality, health issues, internal conflict and social fractionalisation within developing and emerging countries will be presented. The diverging growth rates between countries within this group and with developed countries can be examined. Any topic related to Economics or the banking sector, such as improving growth and stability in the economy through fiscal and monetary policy may be presented.

Theme 2: Value added trends in Accountancy, Taxation, Auditing and Corporate Governance

Papers exploring the rapid pace with which change is occurring in the fields of accounting, auditing and taxation will be presented, together with papers covering specific topics in which change has occurred over the past few years. The accountancy profession, corporate governance and IT control issues may also be explored.

Theme 3: Value added trends in Cost and Management Accounting, Finance, Financial Planning and Investment Management

Papers covering costing information, planning and decision-making, international finance, financial markets, financial institutions and services, corporate finance and governance, educational finance, retirement funds and planning, legislation, and life, disability or medical insurance can be submitted.

All three streams will run over all three days of the conference. Plenary sessions generally touch on the content of all three streams. Papers that do not fit exactly into any of the sub-themes, but which fit in with the main theme, are also welcome.

Submission

We invite business people, managers from the public sector, academics and postgraduate students to participate. Colleagues from the international community and African countries are particularly welcome and are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Proposals for papers in the form of an abstract (accompanied with the full paper if completed) must be submitted electronically, in standard MS Word format as an attachment, to the Conference coordinator, Prof Gideon Els at gels@uj.ac.za no later than Friday 16 April 2010. Please include “Value 2010” in the subject field of the email.

All abstract submissions will be subject to a peer-review process. Abstract submissions should consist of a maximum of 300 words including a minimum of 5 keywords, the author’s personal details and contact information, the relevant JEL code as well as the type of paper that is going to be submitted.

You may choose to submit one of the following papers:

Peer reviewed paper

Working paper

Student paper

You will be notified by Friday 14 May 2010 whether your abstract has been accepted.

Participants have an opportunity to have their full conference paper also peer reviewed which will allow for fast-tracked publication in the Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences (JEF) (accreditation with the Department of Higher Education and Training pending). In that case complete papers for peer review need to be submitted by Friday 14 May 2010 for distribution to external reviewers and feedback will be given by Friday 11 June 2010.

Only abstracts of all papers to be presented at the conference will be published in the Value 2010 Conference Proceedings in electronic format.