12th Annual Ethics Research Symposium
August 4-5, 2007
Chicago, IL

Call for Papers

Hosted by the AAA’s Professionalism and Ethics Committee

The Professionalism and Ethics Committee of the American Accounting Association invites submission of papers for presentation at the 12th Annual Ethics Research Symposium to be held August 4-5, 2007 in Chicago, IL. This Symposium will focus on ethics research and teaching within the field of accounting.

Highly publicized business and accounting scandals have prompted an increased interest in the ethical aspects of accounting practice. Accounting ethics research and education are seen to be important because one of the principal purposes of accounting is to foster the creation of credible and reliable information for purposes of decision-making throughout society. Honesty, integrity and objectivity are among the most important qualities of ethical accounting practice.

It has been 16 years since the Professionalism and Ethics Committee of the AAA offered its first seminar on teaching ethics in accounting curricula. The 12th Annual Ethics Research Symposium encourages thoughtful papers in a number of different areas of accounting ethics scholarship. Sample topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Philosophical foundations of accounting and accounting ethics
• Theological foundations of ethical accounting practice
• Historical perspectives on the development accounting ethics
• The application of sociology, psychology and/or political theory to ethical issues in accounting
• Accountancy as an ethical profession
• Accounting ethics compared with professional ethics
• Critical studies of ethical lapses in business or accounting practice
• The ethical role of accounting in social and environmental reporting

The Symposium will take place as a Continuing Professional Education seminar immediately preceding the 2007 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Authors wishing to have papers considered for presentation at the Ethics Symposium should send their papers as an e-mail attachment (please identify all authors, their positions, and affiliations in a cover page, but not in the body of the paper). A $20 non-refundable fee is required with each submission. Fees are waived for doctoral students. Please make all checks payable to the American Accounting Association. Papers should be sent by e-mail and checks should be sent to the following address no later than April 1, 2007:

C. Richard Baker, Ph.D., CPA
Professor of Accounting
School of Business
Adelphi University
1 South Avenue
Garden City, New York 11530
Telephone: (516) 877-4628
Email: Baker3@Adelphi.edu

Currently, the following journals are associated with the 12th Annual Ethics Symposium:

• Accounting and the Public Interest
• Critical Perspectives on Accounting
• Global Perspectives on Accounting Education
• Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting

More journals may be added at a later date. Those presenting a paper at the Symposium may choose one these journal for submission of their paper. Authors who choose to designate a journal should contact that journal’s editor to determine submission policies, including the timing of formal submission of the paper.