Call for Papers
Review of Accounting Studies 2025 Conference
Current Topics in Accounting Research
Dates: Friday, December 12, 2025, and Saturday, December 13, 2025
Location: Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India
The Editors of the Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) are pleased to announce a conference on “Current Topics in Accounting Research,” hosted by the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. Papers accepted for the conference will also be considered for publication in RAST’s September Conference Issue.
Topics
We encourage the submission of papers addressing diverse accounting topics, such as valuation, accounting quality, analysts/intermediaries, capital markets, debt markets, banking, fin-tech, private firms, corporate social responsibility, sustainability reporting, disclosure, auditing, and tax.
Submissions should align with RAST’s high standards of academic rigor.
Useful Knowledge
Preference will be given to papers that offer meaningful implications for researchers and have the potential to inform policies and practices.
Further Information
- Submission Deadline: May 23, 2025, by 11:59 PM Pacific Time (PT).
- Notifications: Decisions will be communicated to authors by late August 2025.
- Best Paper Award: A cash prize of USD $5,000 will be awarded for the best paper, based on a vote of conference attendees.
- Other Opportunities: Papers not accepted for the conference may still be considered for publication in RAST.
Paper Submission Procedure
Papers should be submitted via the Editorial Manager, along with a submission fee of USD $500.
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Preliminary Call for Papers: 2026 RAST-IASB Conference
The Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) Editors, in collaboration with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), are pleased to announce a preliminary Call for Papers for the 2026 RAST-IASB Conference. The conference, themed "Information for Investors: Trends and Challenges," is scheduled to take place December 2026 at the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business.
We invite submissions with specific interest in the following areas:
- How have changes in information sources and analytical tools over the past several decades affected the way investors from multiple jurisdictions make use of financial statement information? What is the impact of these changes on investors’ research processes; and how are investors gathering and using information? To what extent does additional information replace or supplement accounting information?
- What is the impact of greater availability of tagged information on investor decision making? How are investors using tagged data? Are investors broadening the portfolios of companies they follow because of XBRL tagging in financial statements?
- How does the use of accounting information differ between groups of investors, particularly those who are under-researched (including loan providers, bond and active quant investors)? How does accounting shape the behaviour of these different groups in different sectors – large-listed companies vs SMEs (small and medium sized companies)?
- How does accounting information affect the way equity holders exercise their voting rights?
- How can standard setters learn more about and respond to investors’ information needs? Which groups of investors are regular users versus marginal users of accounting information?
We will also be considering papers on “current topics in accounting” in addition to those listed above.
Submission details: We will begin accepting papers for this conference starting January 2026. More details will be forthcoming.