No, authors are not asked to pay a submission fee. However, the submitting author must be a current year EFA member (2022) in order to submit a paper to the Annual Meeting.

You can view a list on the tracks and topics page.

Please note that you are allowed to select only ONE track and as many topics as you wish (within the track).

You need to submit a paper via ConfTool  at www.conftool.com/efa2022 and you must be an EFA member for the current year (2022).

Detailed guidelines are available here.

You can submit the paper to any of the tracks available. The papers for these special sessions are chosen from the pool of papers submitted to the conference and undergo the same reviewing process.

Authors are entitled to change/revise/delete their submission any time before paper submission deadline (February 1,2022).

Click on “Your Submissions” -> “Edit Contribution Details”. From this page, you can change/update: author(s), organization(s), title of contribution, abstract, topics, and tick-box options. Please note that to complete the action, you need to press the “Save Data” button.

Please note that if you need to change the track of your submission, you must withdraw your paper and re-submit it.

If you need to change the track of your submission, you must withdraw your paper and re-submit it. The system does not allow you to change the track.

Your submission was not saved before closing the page. The system allows authors to submit a contribution and upload papers later. However, the submission process needs to be completed by saving the submission.

On the upload files page, authors can choose between two saving options: “Save Submission, Upload files later” and “Upload Files and Complete submission”. Please submit your paper again and if the problem persists, contact us via email.

Login to your account and click on “Your Submissions” -> “Withdraw Contribution” -> “Yes, withdraw contribution”. You will shortly receive a confirmation email about your withdrawal.

Please note that the EFA membership is non-refundable and non- transferable.

There are various reasons why you have not received the confirmation email. Before taking any action, please check:

1. That your email is spelled correctly. To do so, click on your name on the top-right side of the screen and click on “Edit User Account Details”,
2. Check your email spam folder,
3. Re-send another confirmation email by clicking on “Your Submissions” -> “Edit Contribution Details” and save your submission again.

If, you have not received the confirmation email again, please get in contact with your email provider at your institution immediately. ConfTool emails may be blocked before reaching your inbox.

In order to upload the files to your submission, you have to log into ConfTool. On the overview page, click “Your Submission”, and then click “Upload Contribution” among the options on the right-hand side. There you will be able to upload the anonymous and complete version of your paper.

The RF will receive information about the best 30 papers submitted to the conference. The editor might contact the author(s) in order to invite them to submit their paper to the RF. It is the choice of the author(s) to decide for or against the invitation. Please note that this is NOT a dual submission.

You can become member at www.conftool.com/efa2022. If you wish to submit a paper to the conference and/or join the conference, you can use the same account.

The EFA migrated the membership database on a new system.  Please use this link: www.conftool.com/efa2022.

The “submitting author” is the person who submits the paper via our conference registration system. He/she is the one who needs to become an EFA member for the current year by the submission deadline.

Yes, you must become member as well. The submitting author must be an EFA member for the current year. Co-author(s) membership does NOT count.

No, the co-author(s) is not required to become an EFA member. Only the submitting author is required to be a member.

S/he would be required to become a member only if s/he submits a paper himself/herself as the submitting author.

Yes, all authors that wish to submit to the EFA Annual Meeting must be EFA members for the current year (2022).

If you have already been a member in 2021, you can use your login information on on our platform.

If you were not a member, please create a new user account.

Link: www.conftool.com/efa2022.

EFA memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. Please note that if you wish to attend the conference in August, you will be asked to become an EFA member.

No, EFA cannot refund VAT.

Each EFA Annual Meeting has a separate database. Only users who were member the previous year (2021) can use their login information.

Please register in to the system using your institutional email. You can also indicate a secondary email.

No worries! You can always retrieve your login information by clicking on the links “Forgotten your username?” and/or “Forgotten your password?” on the ConfTool login page, click here.

Users can always edit their personal information. After login, click on “Edit User Account Details” on the menu page or click on your name on the top-right side of the screen and click on “Edit User Account Details”.

If you need to change your email address, please send us an email.

Users who validate their email(s) will be given the rights to read and access the submissions where they are listed as co-authors. This happens only if the user email and email indicated in the submission form are the same! To validate your address, click on “Show User Account Details” from your ConfTool homepage.

Yes, you can. You must apply on both systems (EFA 2022 and doctoral events).

The EFA central website displays detailed information about the doctoral events and submission information. Website: www.european-finance.org.