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CFP

abbreviation·Academicbusiness

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UK/ˌsiː ef ˈpiː/
US/ˌsiː ef ˈpiː/

Meanings

  1. abbreviationcountablebusiness

    Short for call for papers, an announcement inviting researchers to submit articles or talks for a conference or journal.

    Grammar: Countable: they posted a CFP last week; pronounced as letters.

    Patterns

    • a CFP for something
    • respond to a CFP

    The conference organizers sent out the CFP in January.

    She wrote an abstract in answer to the CFP for the linguistics journal.

    The CFP says that proposals must reach the committee by the end of March.

  2. abbreviationcountablefinance

    Short for Certified Financial Planner, a professional qualification, or a person who holds it, in the field of personal money advice.

    Grammar: Countable when it names a person: my adviser is a CFP.

    Patterns

    • a CFP who does something

    Our CFP helped us plan how to pay for retirement.

    He studied for two years to become a CFP.

    Ask whether your adviser is a CFP before you hand over your savings.

Word forms

pluralCFPs

Common combinations

issue a CFP
The society will issue a CFP for next year's meeting.
submit to a CFP
Three of us submitted abstracts to the CFP.
CFP deadline
The CFP deadline is the first of June.
a CFP professional
A CFP professional reviewed their budget.

Synonyms and how they differ

call for submissions
Call for submissions is the spelled-out, wider version used for art, writing or music as well as academic papers.
financial adviser
Financial adviser is the general job title, whereas CFP names a specific qualification.

Word family

paper noun
an academic article or conference talk
abstract noun
a short summary submitted in response to a call for papers
conference noun
a large meeting where papers are presented

Commonly confused: CFP or CPA?

CFP vs CPA

A CPA is a Certified Public Accountant, who handles accounts and taxes, while a CFP gives broader personal money planning advice.

Practice

The organizers posted a ____ for the annual history conference, asking for abstracts by March.

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