Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award Purpose: The Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award is to recognize outstanding research by untenured faculty and doctoral students in the financial reporting area from papers selected for the FARS Midyear Meeting. The award will be made to the untentured author(s) of a paper presented at the midyear meeting that is judged to best reflect the tradition of academic scholarship. Nature of Award: The Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award carries with it a $1,500 cash prize and engraved plaques for the authors of the selected paper. The recipient(s) will be announced and recognized at the Section's upcoming midyear meeting, on the FARS website, and through FARS social media accounts. The award will be made to the untenured author(s) of a paper presented at the midyear meeting that is judged to best reflect the tradition of academic scholarship, with selection of the award being based on the following: Relevance and originality of the research question Strong theoretical framework Quality and appropriateness of research method and analysis Writing quality Potential for publication in a scholarly journal Rules and Submission Procedures: After the meeting, a paper nominated shall be accompanied by a letter explaining the basis for the nomination. Self-nominations are welcome. The Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award committee will then obtain copies of all nominated papers and determine the award recipients. Nomination: To submit a nomination, e-mail a PDF file of the nominated paper and an accompanying nomination letter to the Chair of the Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award Committee: Chair of the FARS Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award Committee – Dina El Mahdy (Dina.Elmahdy@morgan.edu) Deadline for nominations: March 15th, annually Note: If any papers authored by a member of the Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Award Committee are nominated for this award, the relevant committee member must either recuse themselves from the vote or remove their paper from consideration. President's Letter Dear FARS Section Members, Welcome to the 2025–2026 academic year! I am excited to serve as your Section President and to continue the strong tradition of scholarship and community that makes FARS such a special home within the AAA. I would like to thank John Jiang for his thoughtful leadership this past year. Under his guidance, the section had a successful year filled with high-quality research presentations, thoughtful discussions, and meaningful connections. The Annual Meeting last month was also a great success, with 475 submissions. I am grateful to all of you who contributed by presenting, reviewing, moderating, or attending. Looking ahead, I am pleased to share that our 2025–2026 committees are already staffed and ready to get to work. Thank you to those of you who volunteered to serve—your time and effort are critical to advancing the section’s mission. Continue Reading... Journal The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is the academic journal of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association. Learn More Research FARS Research Objectives: A. to encourage, facilitate, and publicize research in financial accounting and reporting. B. to communicate interests, intentions, and actual work-in-process in the area. C. to identify areas in need of research. D. to provide opportunities for public exposure of research results through AAA meetings (annual, regional, and special meetings devoted solely to financial accounting and reporting) and publications (including working papers and a separate journal for financial accounting and reporting, if warranted).
