Call for Papers
Overview:
Accounting and Business Research (ABR) and Fudan University are jointly organizing a conference on ¡°Current Opportunities and Challenges in Accounting Research¡±. The conference will take place on September 4-5, 2025, at the newly launched Zhengli Campus of Fudan University School of Management in Shanghai, China. The deadline for submission of papers is May 31, 2025.
The conference aims to bring together experts in the field to discuss and contribute to the development of accounting research. It will also provide opportunities to help develop existing working papers by providing feedback and discussion. Following the conference, authors of the papers presented can choose to submit their revised papers incorporating the feedback of the conference to a regular issue of ABR for consideration of publication following a fast track review process.
Keynote speakers:
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Clive Lennox is Professor of Accounting at Leventhal School of Accounting, University of Southern California. His research interests are in auditing, voluntary disclosure, and empirical methods. His research and teaching have received numerous prizes including the Notable Contribution to the Auditing Literature Award from the American Accounting Association. Clive is an Associate Editor at Journal of Accounting Research and Journal of Accounting and Economics. He is also a former Editor at The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research. |
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Sarah McVay is Professor of Accounting, William A. Fowler Endowed Professor at Foster School of Business, University of Washington. Her current research interests include earnings quality, management disclosures, management ability and interactions between market participants. She serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and was American Accounting Association Vice President ¨C Research and Publications. Sarah is an Editor at Review of Accounting Studies. She is also a former Editor at Contemporary Accounting Research and Journal of Financial Reporting. |
Scope:
Submissions of papers from any areas of accounting research are welcome, including various theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches (i.e., analytical, quantitative, qualitative, and/or experimental) as well as single or multiple jurisdiction studies. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Auditing, internal control, and governance
- Disclosure regulations and standards (e.g. intended and unintended consequences)
- Sustainability related disclosure (e.g. carbon, climate, and environment)
- New technologies and related disclosure (e.g. digital assets and big data)
- Capital market effects, security valuation, and fair value accounting
- Real effects of accounting and auditing
- Intangible assets and corporate innovation
- Bank accounting, debt market and contracting
- Financial analysts and information intermediation
- Management accounting
- Taxation
Deadlines for submission and registration:
| > Submission due |
May 31, 2025 |
| > Acceptance notification |
June 30, 2025 |
| > Registration due |
August 1, 2025 |
| > Conference dates |
September 4¨C5, 2025 |
Fees:
There are no submission fees for the conference.
There is a registration fee of RMB2000 to cover the organisation and catering expenses.
Submission and contact:
Manuscript submission and contact email: ABR2025@fdsm.fudan.edu.cn
The submission should be in one single PDF file that includes the title page (with authors' affiliation and contact information) and full manuscript (with reference list and all tables and figures).
About the journal:
Accounting and Business Research publishes original academic papers that contribute to the development and understanding of the role of accounting in business. The journal was founded in 1970 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). It is included in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), the Chartered Association of Business School (ABS) journal guide (3 rated), and the Australian Business Dean Council¡¯s (ABDC) journal quality list (A rated). Please visit the journal¡¯s website for further information, including the widely read and cited articles from our International Accounting Policy Forum special issues: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rabr20
Location:
Fudan University is one of the leading universities in China, originally founded in 1905. The Fudan University School of Management is known for its strong international profile and visibility through active academic exchanges such as research collaboration, faculty visits, student exchanges, and joint degrees with leading universities around the world. The conference will take place at the newly launched Zhengli Campus in Shanghai, China: https://www.fdsm.fudan.edu.cn/zhengli/en/site/intro.
Organizing and scientific committee:
- Mark Clatworthy, University of Bristol
- Jianqiao Hong, Fudan University
- Juan Manuel Garcia Lara, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Edward Lee, University of Manchester
- Changjiang Lyu, Fudan University
- Xin Zhang, Fudan University
- Zhenmei Zhu, Fudan University
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