Call for Papers
Accounting Historians Journal
Accounting Research Methods and Resources
Deadline: March 31, 2025

Accounting history is an essential field of accounting research that continues to contribute to our knowledge of accounting and its development. The first issue of the Accounting Historians Journal was published in 1974. Professor Garner wrote in that issue:

“Study and research in accounting history are open to almost everyone having an accounting bent. The eagle eyes and ears of accounting historians will find few limits to possible surprise findings and important discoveries. In other words, everyone has an opportunity to make a contribution to the filling in of unknown details. Accounting history research is somewhat similar to the search for oil, that is, information regarding accounting history is where one finds it.” 

This special section aims to widen the doorway to accounting history. Doctoral students and recent graduates are unlikely to pursue historical research unless they know the resources and methods available. This special section on research methods and resources is intended to acquaint accounting scholars with the latest techniques, tried-and-true methods, and knowledge of the vast resources available for conducting historical research.

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Join the AAH Section

If you have ever been curious about the history of accounting and the accounting profession, consider joining our section! The mission of the Academy of Accounting Historians, founded in 1973, is to chronicle the development of accounting theory, historical events in the accounting profession, the impact of accounting on the economy and society, and biographical profiles of accountants throughout history. We accomplish this mission through our midyear webinars, brown bag online research sessions, awards for outstanding accounting history research, and publication in a premier journal of accounting history: The Accounting Historians' Journal.

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The 16th World Congress of Accounting Historians (WCAH)

The 16th World Congress of Accounting Historians (WCAH), the highest-level international academic conference in the field of accounting history was held on June 25-June 27, 2024 at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. The conference was co-organized by Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance and was a great success! Themed " Accounting in the History of Science, Technology and Human Civilization" the conference provided a high-quality international academic exchange platform for experts and scholars from all over the world to present and discuss research on all topics, methodologies, and perspectives in the field of accounting history. 

It was a great honor to have Professor Guo Daoyang, an internationally renowned expert in accounting history and the author of General Accounting History of China, and Professor Massimo Sargiacomo, former President of the Academy of Accounting Historians were opening plenary speakers. You can view a copy of the conference program HERE.