Accounting Historians Journal
A journal of the Academy of Accounting Historians Section of the American Accounting Association


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Accounting Historians Journal is an international journal that addresses the development of accounting thought and practice. AHJ embraces all subject matter related to accounting history, including but not limited to research that provides historical perspective on contemporary issues. It prints semi-annually in June and December, and is indexed in both Scopus and ESCI.

For additional journal data and citation analysis, see the Accounting Historians Journal Journal Information Packet.  

Senior Editor:
Bill Black
Accounting Historians Journal
University of North Georgia
P: 770.598.3522
E: whblack@ung.edu

Editorial Office: AHJ@aaahq.org

AAA Publications Assistant:
Chelsea Matthews
P: 941.556.4122
E: chelsea.matthews@aaahq.org

How to Submit a Manuscript:

Step 1: Pay submission fee online (VISA, MasterCard, American Express). There is no submission fee for AHJ.

Step 2: Read the Editorial Policy and Manuscript Prep Guide to ensure your manuscript is ready for submission.

Step 3: Submit manuscript to the AHJ Peer Review System.

Additional Information:

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Accounting Historians Journal

First volume was published in 1974. We publish twice a year. Older volumes are available online at AAA Digital Library

Overview of acceptable submissions:

  • History of profession
  • Biography
  • History of accounting change
  • Entity case studies: industries, companies, governmental or NFP entities
  • Development of accounting theory
  • Critical examinations of new or old research
  • Does not have to be old to be a part of our history

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Accounting Historians Notebook

Submissions and any other Notebook editorial matters may be sent to Tiffany Schwendeman, Academy Administrator, at: acchistory@case.edu.

The April 2021 Accounting Historian's Notebook is now available online!

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