Section Concurrent Paper and Research Forum Sessions

Papers are sought for presentation on topics of interest to accounting researchers, educators and practitioners. Submissions are made by section/topic area.

NOTE: To ensure the quality of submissions and to support the technology costs related to the meeting, there is a non-refundable submission fee of $50. The fee is required and must be paid before submitting a paper to this category. If submitting more than one paper, you may pay for all at one time. Please follow instructions on the Submission payment form.

Authors may submit more than one paper to the August Meeting. However, it is considered an abuse of valuable reviewer and liaison time to submit the same paper to more than one Section Designation. Submitting the same paper to multiple Sections will disqualify your submission from consideration. Questions about your submission should be directed to the appropriate Section Chair.

More Submission Information

• Submissions must be designated to one of the AAA Sections. [Required]
• The person submitting the paper will receive all communications including decision notices and any communications about the presentation during the August Meeting. If the paper is accepted and the submitting author is not the presenting author, submitting author must forward communications to the presenting author.

Submission Limitations

• Papers should not be submitted that have been published, accepted for publication, or that will have been presented at more than one AAA Section Meeting.
• Submission of a paper implies a commitment by at least one author to be a reviewer for another paper, register for and attend the meeting to present the paper at the assigned time.

Multiple Submissions

• AAA policy limits an individual to one personal appearance on the August Meeting program as a presenting paper author. A presenter may be a non-presenting co-author on additional papers. This policy allows multiple paper submissions but excludes acceptance for more than one paper presentation. Please be mindful of the impact of multiple submissions make on reviewers and liaisons valuable time, especially when submitting to multiple sections.
• Authors cannot submit the same paper to more than one section, it will disqualify your submission from consideration.
• The complete submission process must be repeated each time you submit a paper.

 

Additional information about the sessions that research papers may be assigned to:

Section Concurrent Paper Sessions

Concurrent paper sessions will have multiple paper presentations. Each presenter will have an allotted amount of time to present their paper. Discussants are responsible for preparing feedback on the author presentation. The Moderator is responsible to keep the schedule for each paper presentation and discussion on time, as well as ensuring the session starts and ends punctually.

Section Paper Dialogue Sessions

The paper dialogue sessions are designed for authors to solicit broad feedback and audience participation in a workshop style format. Multiple papers will be grouped together where each presenter will have time to present the paper followed by input and questions from session attendees before the next paper is presented. No formal discussants will be assigned to papers. Those attending these sessions are expected to actively provide input to authors. Authors are encouraged to prepare a list of topics or items for audience comment.

Section Research Forum (Interactive Session)

Authors are given space to provide graphical representations and displays to highlight key findings and research methods in a shared interactive forum that is designed for one on one interaction with attendees. Presentation format guidelines are available.

Section Panel Sessions

Section panel session submissions are sought that address issues of practice, scholarly projects and findings, teaching and curriculum approaches and initiatives. Panel proposals are submitted to section/topic area. Section leaders are encouraged to consider developing panel sessions addressing linkages between the private and public sector as they relate to issues affecting their members.

Section-Sponsored Concurrent Panel Sessions

Panel session proposals are sought that address current issues of practice, scholarly projects and findings, teaching and curriculum approaches and initiatives.

Submission Guidelines

When submitting a proposal for a panel session, your responsibilities include:

• The person submitting the proposal is considered the "Session Organizer” and may also serve as a panelist or session moderator.
• If the proposal is accepted, all communication will be with the Session Organizer.
• The Session Organizer responsibilities include:
  • Recruiting/confirming panelists and a moderator for the session and add their names and affiliations to the submission before the confirmation cut-off date (date will be given if panel is accepted for presentation).
  • Inform all panelists the AAA guidelines require them to register for the meeting and pay the appropriate fees.
    • If a panelist or moderator (AAA member or accounting academic) is not planning on registering for the meeting, as the panel organizer, you should consider another individual to fill the role. The panel organizer can check with the Section if the cost of the August Meeting registration fee could be covered for the individual.
    • If the panel is accepted for presentation, the Session organizer will receive instructions for an invited, non-AAA member, non-academic panelist to be considered for a day pass.
  • Confirm the panelists have not accepted more than three panel presentations.
  • If the panel is accepted for presentation, communicate day and time of session to the panelists and moderator.

Questions about your submission should be directed to the appropriate Section Chair.

The Accounting Review Early-Stage Research Track

Call for TAR Concurrent Session Research Tracks
2026 AAA August Meeting – Las Vegas, NV
August 4–5, 2026

As The Accounting Review continues its centennial celebration, our focus now shifts toward shaping the journal’s next century of scholarly excellence. Building on a legacy of rigorous, high-impact research, the American Accounting Association (AAA) remains committed to advancing the journal’s mission: publishing innovative, methodologically sound research that informs accounting practice, policy, and regulation.

Call for Submissions: Early-Stage Research

To support this mission, the 2026 AAA August Meeting will feature a series of research-focused concurrent sessions curated by the incoming editorial team of The Accounting Review, led by incoming Senior Editor Mohan Venkatachalam . These sessions will spotlight early-stage and cutting- edge research that explores novel questions in all areas of accounting.

We invite submissions (using any research method) that address emerging challenges and opportunities in accounting. The goal is to foster rigorous scholarly dialogue that helps shape and refine promising research ideas, ultimately contributing to the advancement of accounting knowledge and practice.

Why Early-Stage Research Matters

Early-stage innovative research plays a vital role in shaping the future of accounting scholarship. It provides a space for scholars to explore bold ideas, test emerging theories, and engage with novel data or methods before formal peer review. By surfacing promising concepts in their formative stages, these sessions foster constructive dialogue, interdisciplinary thinking, and collaborative refinement—ultimately strengthening the rigor and relevance of the research that informs our field.

Submission Guidelines

• Papers must be early-stage and not under submission to any journal at the time of presentation.
• These sessions are intended to support the development of research for future journal submission, including but not limited to The Accounting Review.
• Submission and acceptance of papers at the AAA meeting do not constitute submission to TAR. Presentation at the August Meeting does not imply or guarantee acceptance for publication in TAR.
• TAR’s editorial team reserves the right to invite any of the papers accepted for presentation at the AAA for submission to TAR. In such instances, the TAR submission fee will be waived.

Submissions to the August Meeting TAR Concurrent Sessions Track must be made through the AAA August Meeting submission system (not through the TAR journal platform). Papers submitted to the TAR-track sessions will be exclusive to this track and not eligible for other AAA August Meeting tracks.

• Submission Deadline: February 9, 2026
• Notification of Decision: March 31, 2026
• Submission Fee: $100
• Review Feedback: Not provided

Presentation Requirements

At least one author of each accepted paper must be present to answer questions during the concurrent session in Las Vegas on Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday, August 4–5, 2026. Each selected paper will be presented by a discussant, chosen by the TAR coordinating team, to provide constructive feedback and encourage scholarly exchange.

Effective Learning Strategies Interactive Session (ELS)

Members interested in sharing learning-related interests and projects, scholarship of teaching projects, and educational innovations are encouraged to submit proposals that showcase ideas, research, strategies and education innovations that support learning in accounting.

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Effective Learning Strategies Interactive Session (ELS)

Members interested in sharing learning-related interests and projects, scholarship of teaching projects, and educational innovations are encouraged to submit proposals that showcase ideas, research, strategies and education innovations that support learning in accounting.

Your Effective Learning Strategies Poster submission may be considered for The Mark Chain Innovation in Graduate Teaching Award. The winning submission will receive a monetary award of $5,000 and the award will be presented at the 2026 Conference for Teaching and Learning in Accounting (CTLA). The submission will have a session at CTLA and at the 2026 AAA August Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. If interested in being considered, please click the hyperlink to complete an application or to learn more.

Authors are given space to provide graphical representations and displays in a shared interactive forum that is designed for one on one interaction with attendees. Presentation format guidelines are available. [See Guidelines]

Emerging and Innovative Research Interactive Session

Intended to highlight promising emerging and innovative research ideas, authors will submit a short abstract of three to four pages that describes their work in progress or a planned proposal that will bring ideas currently outside Accounting to the attention of Accounting scholars.

Submission Limitations

• Authors will submit a short abstract of three to four pages that describes their work in progress or a planned proposal that will bring ideas currently outside accounting to the attention of accounting scholars.
• Papers should not be submitted that have been published, accepted for publication that will have been presented at more than one AAA Section Meeting, or have been submitted to Effective Learning Strategies Sessions.
• Submission of a paper implies a commitment by at least one author to register for and attend the meeting to present the paper at the assigned time.
• Only a limited number of submissions can be accepted. Preference will be given to doctoral students and international academics.
• Authors are given space to provide graphical representations and displays to highlight key findings and research methods in a shared interactive forum that is designed for one on one interaction with attendees. Presentation format guidelines are available. [See Guidelines]

Questions can be directed to info@aaahq.org.

Global Emerging Scholar Research Workshop

As Global Thought Leaders in Accounting, the American Accounting Association is pleased to announce the Global Emerging Scholars Research Workshop to be held on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in conjunction with the 2026 AAA August Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The main objective of the Workshop is to help scholars from around the world who do not have local senior leadership to develop their research. The Workshop is primarily focused on helping junior (untenured) accounting faculty and senior PhD students. The scholars who will attend the Workshop will present their papers and receive constructive feedback from senior mentors and their fellow scholars. Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to interact with renowned scholars of international standing and with fellow early career researchers. In addition, the Workshop will provide a platform for discussion of research ideas and issues that potentially lead to future collaboration among attendees.

Up to 6 papers will be selected for presentation at the Workshop. At the Workshop, each scholar will have 45 minutes to present their paper, where a senior researcher as mentor will provide constructive feedback, and facilitate Q&A among presenters, other senior scholars in attendance, and the other early career researchers. Written feedback will be provided to the presenters following the Workshop that summarize the comments and suggestions raised.

Important Information

• Please submit complete working papers only. Research proposals (i.e., missing results) or incomplete drafts (with missing sections) will not be accepted.
• Papers should be submitted by 11:59 pm EDT on May 13, 2026.
• Papers should not exceed 20 pages of text (however, there is no limit on tables, figures, references, and appendices). Submissions exceeding the specified text length may be eliminated from consideration so please do not exceed this limit.
• All submissions should be double spaced, utilize size 12 font, and be written in English.
• Each submission should include a brief (one page or less) bio and photo of each author including information regarding the scholars’ current employer (university) and the doctoral granting institution and the date the Ph.D. was received (or in the case of doctoral candidates anticipated).
• Authors of papers selected to be presented at the Workshop will be notified about the selection of their paper no later than June 5, 2026. Scholars will need to confirm their participation by June 15, 2026.
• There is no additional fee for attending the workshop; however, Workshop participants will need to register and pay for the August Meeting in order to attend.
• All Workshop participants must attend the entire program on Sunday, August 2, 2026

Early application is encouraged! Space is limited!

Questions about submissions? Please contact the Global Emerging Scholars Research Workshop Co-Chairs:

Christine Cuny, New York University Stern School of Business ccuny@stern.nyu.edu

Emmanuel T. De George, University of Miami edegeorge@miami.edu

Faculty-Student Collaborations in Accounting – FASTCA-26

Encouraging exploration and discussion of collaborations between Accounting Faculty and undergraduate and Master’s students, this all-day conference recognizes the importance of these collaborations to creating important learning experiences for students, attracting students to the Accounting profession, and the Accounting academy – as well as connecting the community of faculty conducting collaborative research and teaching. The following are some examples of faculty-student collaborations: (1) Research: Students and faculty working together on a research paper. (2) Teaching: Joint development of teaching materials by students and faculty. (3) Practice: Students and faculty working together to solve a real-world problem.

More Information

The goal of this workshop is to explore and discuss collaborations between accounting faculty and undergraduate or master's students. The following are some examples of faculty-student collaborations:

1. Research: Students and faculty working together on a research paper.
2. Teaching: Joint development of teaching materials by students and faculty.
3. Practice: Students and faculty working together to solve a real-world problem.

General Guidelines:

1. Submissions from all accounting areas are encouraged.
2. The students involved should be undergraduate or master's students in accounting.
3. Submissions should have two parts:
   • Part 1: A discussion of the development and execution of the collaboration. Examples of discussion points include but are not limited to the origins of the project, how the student(s) became involved in the project, learning effectiveness, time requirements, and resources. Projects developed as part of a course should discuss grading and how other faculty members could integrate a similar project into their course.
   • Part 2: The output of the project (e.g. a research paper) and/or a discussion of its output (e.g. a report that discusses how a real-world problem was solved).
4. Proposals are to be submitted via the FASTCA Submission Type within the August Meeting submission system.

Project Selection and Presentation:

All submissions will be reviewed by two members of the Program Committee. Selected projects will be presented at the workshop. We expect one of the faculty members and at least one of the students involved to participate in the presentation.

Important Dates:

Deadline for Submission: 11:59 pm Eastern on Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Notification of Acceptance: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Event: Wednesday, August 4, 2026

Questions:

Please contact Marsha Huber, University of Missouri-Kansas City at hubercpa@hotmail.com

Volunteer Opportunities

How to Volunteer?

Volunteer Now!

• Click the Volunteer HERE button below.
• Login with your AAA username and password
• Select the Volunteer Form and answer the questions.
• If you have any questions, reach out to SubmissionsSupport@aaahq.org

The Reviewer's Role

The Reviewer's role is fundamental to building a successful August Meeting program, and VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED EARLY!

1. Rate the manuscript on six criteria.
2. Provide narratives describing the strengths and weaknesses of the paper.
3. Provide comments privately to the Section Chair and/or provide comments to the authors.
4. Make a recommendation to the Section Chair as to whether or not the paper should be accepted for the program.
5. Volunteer to serve as the Discussant for the paper, if it is accepted for the program.

The Moderator's Role

As a Moderator, your main role is to provide organization and cohesion to the session. You should be familiar with the papers to be presented in your session. The duties of the Moderator include the following:

1. Prior to the conference, contact each presenting author and discussant in your assigned session and provide them information on session structure (time limits, presentation order etc.). Request them to provide you with any updates including changes in affiliation, or any changes as to the author who would be presenting the paper at the conference. Also request the authors to send the paper to the discussant if the paper has undergone major revisions since its initial submission to the conference.
2. Arrive at the session before the session begins. Identify the paper presenters and discussant(s) in advance, and introduce yourself. Remind each presenter of the time limits that apply, and describe the method you will use to alert them of time limits during the actual presentation.
3. At the start of the session, introduce yourself to the audience, announce the session/title, and offer a brief overview of the session structure (how many papers will be presented, the time each presenting author will have for the presentation, when the discussant will provide comments, and when the audience will have opportunity to ask questions or provide comments).