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 – Musaib Ashraf (musaib@msu.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.

FARS Midyear Meeting Emerging Scholar Best Paper Past Award Recipients

2026 lbert Di Wang “F(r)iction in Machines: Accounting Hallucinations of Large Language Models”

President's Letter

A Letter from Our Section President
Ted Christensen, University of Georgia
FARS Section President, 2026–2027

Dear FARS Section Members:

It is a privilege to welcome you to the 2026–2027 academic year and to begin my term as president of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section. FARS has long been an important community for scholars, educators, doctoral students, and practitioners interested in financial accounting and reporting, and I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the section.

I would first like to express my sincere appreciation to Shana Clor-Proell for her leadership during the past year. Her commitment to the section and its members has helped sustain the collegiality, intellectual engagement, and spirit of service that distinguish FARS. I have learned a lot while shadowing her this past year. I am also grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of our activities over the past year—including those who presented research, served as reviewers and discussants, organized sessions, participated on committees, and supported our meetings and programs.

As we look ahead, I am excited about the opportunities before us.

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Journal

Journal of Financial Reporting

The Journal of Financial Reporting (JFR) is the academic journal of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association. 

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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).

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