Publishing finance and economics papers

UTAR’s Centre for Accounting, Banking and Finance (CABF) organised a talk by Malaysian Finance Association (MFA) officials Prof Dr Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha and Prof Dr Catherine Ho titled “How to publish Finance/Economics conference papers?” on 11 August 2016 at the Kampar Campus.

The talk, with its participants consisting of FBF academics, provided valuable knowledge to help academics share their published research findings with international researchers.

First to speak was Prof Obiyathulla who mentioned the need to have new ideas, new methodologies, or novel interpretations of research results to attract journal editors and an audience. Highlighted to the participants were the importance of having their research set on current topics with intensive data, being multi-country focused, and having large sample sizes. He advised that their papers should be well written and mooted publishing sites such as Elsevier, Sage, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Wiley, Emerald, and Palgrave Macmillan as choices for participants to consider when submitting their papers.

Prof Obiyathulla explaining the top journals’ requirements

Prof Ho likewise underscored to participants to have their research done in a multi-country perspective with comparable data between the countries, as she mentioned of certain studies which took into account current international issues. It was understood that basic descriptions of research findings were insufficient for top rated journals, which was why she elucidated on the importance of explaining research findings with practical value, such as proposing practical solutions that could help the government or policy makers.

Prof Ho detailing the practical value in research

With information shared by the erudite speakers, the talk provided a better understanding in matters relating to publishing papers in top rated journals. The participants were also taught to avoid being misled into publishing in predatory journals. The talk ended after an interactive Q&A session.