The Future of International Energy Markets: Where Do We Stand and Where Are We Moving To?

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of Curtin University, we welcome you to The Future of International Energy Markets Conference that will be held on 9–11 July 2015 (http://business.curtin.edu.au/research/conferences/fiem/index.cfm). The Committee particularly welcomes papers in the areas (without limiting other areas) of: gas energy markets, oil energy markets, renewable energy markets, energy finance, carbon trading, energy convergence, energy and environmental policies and energy supply chains.

The papers will clearly recognize that stable and long-term policies in energy and in financial markets are essential to attract the necessary investments. Therefore, we need to explore how the removal of structural impediments can highly mobilize capital to attractive energy investments. The results will clearly indicate the challenges the economies must face in financing their energy infrastructure and development opportunities.

Please follow the timeline:

Abstracts due: 31 October 2014
Decisions to authors: 30 November 2014
Submission of full paper to the Guest Editor: 31 January 2015

If you cannot meet the deadlines, please inform the Editorial Office.

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Financial Studies is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• financial innovations in energy markets
• investment grade energy policies
• integrated reporting in energy markets
• privatization of energy assets