Speaker: Jia Liu, Professor at the University of Portsmouth
Time: 9:30 a.m., November 6, 2026
Venue: Room 510, Building 37, Wushan Campus
Abstract
Publication in internationally recognised journals has never been easy, but with average acceptance rates reportedly standing at typically between 5-10%, it has become increasingly difficult. Competition for publication space is high, and submissions often face desk rejection and most fail to pass through the first round. So, how do we transform our research into papers that will make an editor’s eyes light up?
This workshop is for sharing ideas, insights and solutions to the common problems that we all encounter in the editorial process. What coping strategies can help us overcome these seemingly insurmountable barriers? How can we tailor our papers and submission letters to make them stand out from the crowd? The workshop addresses the challenges that budding—and even practised—researchers face.
Biography
Jia Liu is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), a Fellow of British Academy of Management (FBAM), and holds the Lifetime Achievement Award of the British Accounting and Finance Association. She is Professor of Accounting and Finance at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Birmingham, UK, and worked at the University of Leeds and University of Salford, UK. She has published more than 90 papers, including 16 papers in FT50 and ABS-4 rated journals, and published monographs on corporate governance, sustainability and decision-making. Her research has won multiple Best Paper Awards and been published by many media outlets, including The Conversation, The Washington Post and the Nasdaq Stock Exchange.
