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Accounting Horizons is one of three association-wide journals published by the American Accounting Association (AAA). The journal’s primary objective is to publish rigorous research that addresses practice issues and problems, drawing on the best theory and methods in the academy to solve problems of real consequence.
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Accounting Horizons Accounting Horizons is one of three association-wide journals published by the American Accounting Association (AAA). The journal aims to bridge accounting academics and non-academics (e.g., practitioners, regulators, and students) by publishing rigorous academic research and thought-provoking perspectives that are pertinent to the accounting profession. This thought-leadership contributes to building a learned profession for the future by addressing emerging issues, facilitating dialogues, and embracing changes.
The scope of acceptable topics mirrors the breath of the accounting profession in both U.S. and international settings. These topics include, but are not limited to:
- Accounting ethics
- Accounting information systems
- Assurance services
- Corporate governance
- Data analytics and related emerging technologies
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Enterprise risk management
- Financial reporting
- Impact of accounting on organizations and individuals
- Managerial accounting and control
- Regulation of the profession and related legal developments
- Sustainability
- Taxation
The journal welcomes submissions of original academic research as well as commentaries, thought pieces, debates, historical reviews, and editorials (all referred to as “perspectives”). An original research paper should address a single timely research question that is important to accounting practice and be written in clear, concise, and plain language that is comprehensible to a broad audience. Authors are encouraged to use graphical presentations for effective communication. Acceptable research methods include analytical, archival, experimental, and qualitative methods as well as literature reviews. A research paper accepted for publication will generally be within 20 pages of text (double-spaced, 12-point font, and normal margins) and 35 pages in total. The journal encourages author teams to involve non-academics in research production. The senior editor may commission original research and perspectives. Editors may be appointed to direct some of the commissioned efforts.
All submitted articles will be peer reviewed. Articles that address an especially timely topic will be evaluated on an expedited basis. The journal intends to distinguish itself from other academic accounting journals by its broad reach of audience, relevance to accounting practice, research rigor, and swift review process.
A Quarterly Journal of the American Accounting Association
62 days
Submission to First Decision Time
4 Issues Per Year
Publishing Schedule
32 days
Acceptance to Publication Time
Editors
Senior Editor
Jennifer Wu Tucker, University of Florida
Email: horizons@aaahq.org
Editorial Office
Horizons@aaahq.orgEditors
DANIEL AOBDIA, The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, University Park, PA, USA.
JOHN M. BARRIOS, Yale University, School of Management, New Haven, CT, USA
LISA BAUDOT, HEC Paris, Dept. of Accounting and Management Control, Jouy-en-Josas, France
LORI SHEFCHIK BHASKAR, Indiana University Bloomington, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN, USA
JOSEPH F. BRAZEL, North Carolina State University, Dept. of Accounting, Raleigh, NC, USA
JENNIFER L. BROWN, Arizona State University, School of Accountancy, Tempe, AZ, USA
HELEN BROWN-LIBURD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Dept. of Accounting and Information Systems, Newark, NJ, USA
ANTHONY BUCARO, Case Western Reserve University, Dept. of Accountancy, Cleveland, OH, USA
JEFFREY J. BURKS, University of Notre Dame, Dept. of Accountancy, Notre Dame, IN, USA
STEFANO CASCINO, London School of Economics and Political Science, Dept. of Accounting, London, UK
MARGARET H. CHRIST, University of Georgia, J. M. Tull School of Accounting, Athens, GA, USA
PAUL J. CORAM, The University of Adelaide–North Terrace Campus, Business School, Adelaide, SA, Australia
LAUREN CUNNINGHAM, The University of Tennessee, Dept. of Accounting and Information Management, Knoxville, TN, USA
SUSANNA GALLINI, Harvard Business School, Accounting and Management Unit, Boston, MA, USA
ALESSANDRO GHIO, ESCP Business School, Management Control Department, Paris, France
STEPHANIE M. GRANT, University of Washington, Dept. of Accounting, Seattle, WA, USA
MARCUS P. KIRK, University of Florida, Fisher School of Accounting, Gainesville, FL, USA
HENOCK LOUIS, The Pennsylvania State University, Dept. of Accounting, University Park, PA, USA
STEPHEN J. LUSCH, University of Kentucky, Von Allmen School of Accountancy, Lexington, KY, USA
LINDA A. MYERS, The University of Tennessee, Dept. of Accounting and Information Management, Knoxville, TN, USA
KAREN K. NELSON, Texas Christian University, Dept. of Accounting, Fort Worth, TX, USA
ANDREA ALSTON ROBERTS, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, VA, USA
ANUP SRIVASTAVA, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, Calgary, AB, Canada
ISABEL YANYAN WANG, Michigan State University, Dept. of Accounting and Information Systems, East Lansing, MI, USA
DAVID A. WOOD, Brigham Young University, School of Accountancy, Provo, UT, USA
AARON YOON, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Chicago, IL, USA
HENG YUE, Singapore Management University, School of Accountancy, Singapore
Ad Hoc Editors
GORD GRAHAM, Ernst & Young Canada, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
PAUL A. GRIFFIN, University of California, Davis, Dept. of Management, Winters, CA, USA
CHRISTO KARUNA, Monash University, Dept. of Accounting, Clayton, VIC, Australia
RAMU THIAGARAJAN, State Street Bank and Trust Company, Boston, MA, USA
WAYNE B. THOMAS, The University of Oklahoma, Dept. of Accounting, Norman, OK, USA
SENYO TSE, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Accounting, College Station, TX, USA
Guest Editors
PAUL E. MADSEN, University of Florida, Fisher School of Accounting, Gainesville, FL, USA
Editorial Board
ANDREW A. ACITO, Virginia Tech, Pamlin College of Business, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Blacksburg, VA, USA
KRISTIAN D. ALLEE, University of Arkansas, William Dillard Dept. of Accounting, Fayetteville, AR, USA
KEVAL AMIN, Stony Brook University, College of Business, Stony Brook, NY, USA
LINDSAY M. ANDIOLA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Dept. of Accounting, Richmond, VA, USA
IONELA ANDREICOVICI, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Dept. of Accounting, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
DENIZ APPELBAUM, Montclair State University, Accounting and Finance, Montclair, NJ, USA
MUSAIB ASHRAF, Michigan State University, Dept. of Accounting, East Lansing, MI, USA
ANN G. BACKOF, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, VA, USA
PIETRO BIANCHI, Florida International University, Dept. of Accounting, Miami, FL, USA
DIRK E. BLACK, Ivy College of Business, Department of Accounting, Iowa State University, IA, USA
BRIAN BRATTEN, University of Kentucky, Von Allmen School of Accountancy, Gatton College of Business & Economics, Lexington, KY, USA
JENNA BURKE, University of Colorado Denver, Business School, Denver, CO, USA
DONAL A. BYARD, Baruch College–CUNY, Dept. of Accounting, New York City, NY, USA
WEI CAI, Columbia University, Business School, Dept. of Accounting, New York City, NY, USA
THOMAS G. CANACE, Wake Forest University, School of Business, Dept. of Accountancy, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
JIAN CAO, Florida Atlantic University, School of Accounting, Boca Raton, FL, USA
YING CAO, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, School of Accountancy, Shatin, Hong Kong,
TINA D. CARPENTER, University of Georgia, J. M. Tull School of Accounting, Athens, GA, USA
CORY A. CASSELL, University of Arkansas, Accounting, Fayetteville, AR, USA
JEFF ZEYUN CHEN, Texas Christian University, Neeley School of Business, Fort Worth, TX, USA
JONGWOON (WILLIE) CHOI, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dept. of Accounting and Information Systems, Madison, WI, USA
SUNHWA CHOI, Seoul National University, College of Business Administration, Dept. of Accounting, Seoul, South Korea
KIRSTEN A. COOK, Texas Tech University, Terry Lyons School of Accounting, Lubbock, TX, USA
MICHELLE DRAEGER, Colorado State University, Dept. of Accounting, Fort Collins, CO, USA
SCOTT DUELLMAN, Saint Louis University, Chaifetz School of Business, St. Louis, MO, USA
LUMINITA ENACHE, University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
SCOTT A. EMETT, Arizona State University, School of Accountancy, W. P. Carey School of Business, Tempe, AZ, USA
KURT GEE, The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business, Dept. of Accounting & Management Information Systems, Columbus, OH, USA
CHRISTINE GIMBAR, DePaul University, Dept. of Accounting & MIS, Chicago, IL, USA
NATHAN C. GOLDMAN, North Carolina State University, Dept. of Accounting, Raleigh, NC, USA
EMILY GRIFFITH, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dept. of Accounting & Information Systems, Wisconsin School of Business, Madison, WI, USA
ERIN L. HAMILTON, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Dept. of Accounting, Las Vegas, NV, USA
JOHN RUSS HAMILTON, Southern Methodist University, Dept. of Accounting, Dallas, TX, USA
NOEL HARDING, UNSW Sydney, School of Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Sydney, NSW, Australia
NANCY L. HARP, Clemson University, School of Accountancy, Clemson, SC, USA
CHRISTIE HAYNE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dept. of Accountancy, Champaign, IL, USA
DANA R. HERMANSON, Kennesaw State University, School of Accountancy, Kennesaw, GA, USA
MAX HEWITT, The University of Arizona, Dhaliwal-Reidy School of Accountancy, Tucson, AZ, USA
LISA A. HINSON, University of Florida, Fisher School of Accounting, Gainesville, FL, USA
LIKE JIANG, The University of Melbourne, Dept. of Accounting, Carlton, VIC, Australia
BRET A. JOHNSON, George Mason University, Dept. of Accounting, Centreville, VA, USA
MARTIN KAPONS, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Dept. of Accounting, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
CHRISTO KARUNA, Monash University, Dept. of Accounting, Clayton, VIC, Australia
TODD KRAVET, University of Connecticut, Dept. of Accounting, Storrs, CT, USA
ETHAN LAMOTHE, University of Central Florida, Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting, Orlando, FL, USA
LIAN FEN LEE, Boston College, Dept. of Accounting, Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
JACOB LEIDNER, Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg, Dept. of Business Management, WĂĽrzburg, Bavaria, Germany
TING LUO, Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, Dept. of Accounting, Beijing, China
DANIEL P. LYNCH, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dept. of Accounting, Madison, WI, USA
TRACIE M. MAJORS, University of Southern California, Dept. of Accounting, Santa Monica, CA, USA
MARY MARSHALL, Portland State University, School of Business, Boring, OR, USA
MELISSA MARTIN, University of Illinois Chicago, Dept. of Accounting, Chicago, IL, USA
ADI MASLI, University of Kansas, Dept. of Accounting, Lawrence, KS, USA
STEPHANI MASON, DePaul University, School of Accountancy and MIS, Chicago, IL, USA
PAUL N. MICHAS, The University of Arizona, Eller College of Management, Dept. of Accounting, Tucson, AZ, USA
LASSE NIEMI, Aalto University, Dept. of Accounting, Espoo, Finland
JING PAN, The Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business, Dept. of Accounting, University Park, PA, USA
LINDA M. PARSONS, The University of Alabama, Culverhouse School of Accountancy, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
MARIETTA PEYTCHEVA, Lehigh University, Dept. of Accounting, Bethlehem, PA, USA
JEFFREY PICKERD, Brigham Young University, School of Accountancy, Provo, UT, USA
ANDREA M. ROMI, Texas Tech University Jerry S Rawls College of Business Administration, Lyons School of Accounting, Lubbock, TX, USA
ANDREA ROZARIO, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dept. of Accountancy, Champaign, IL, USA
TAMMIE J. SCHAEFER, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Dept. of Accountancy, Kansas City, MO, USA
ROY SCHMARDEBECK, University of Tennessee, College of Business Administration, Dept. of Accounting and Information Management, Knoxville, TN, USA
JOSEPH H. SCHROEDER, Indiana University, Kelley School of Business, Bloomington, IN, USA
TIMOTHY A. SEIDEL, Brigham Young University, School of Accountancy, BYU Marriott School of Business, Provo, UT, USA
GUOMAN SHE, The University of Hong Kong, Law and Accounting, Pokfulam, NA, Hong Kong
ROSHAN SINHA, Indiana University Bloomington, Dept. of Accounting, Bloomington, IN, USA
CHAD M. STEFANIAK, University of South Carolina, School of Accounting, Columbia, SC, USA
DERRALD STICE, The University of Hong Kong, Accounting Area, Faculty of Business and Economics, Hong Kong,
BRADY TWEDT, Texas A&M University, Mays Business School, Department of Accounting, College Station, TX, USA
OKTAY URCAN, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Dept. of Accountancy, Champaign, IL, USA
SCOTT D. VANDERVELDE, University of South Carolina, School of Accounting, Columbia, SC, USA
ANN VANSTRAELEN, Universiteit Maastricht, Dept. of Accounting and Information Management, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
GNANAKUMAR VISVANATHAN, George Mason University, School of Business, Fairfax, VA, USA
KIMBERLY WALKER, Virginia Tech, Dept. of Business, Blacksburg, VA, USA
DANA WALLACE, University of Central Florida, Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting, Orlando, FL, USA
STEPHANIE WALTON, Louisiana State University, Dept. of Accounting, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
P. BARRETT WHEELER, Hancock Whitney, New Orleans, LA, USA
JENNIFER L. WINCHEL, University of Virginia, McIntire School of Commerce, Charlottesville, VA, USA
NICOLE S. WRIGHT, James Madison University, School of Accounting, Harrisonburg, VA, USA
XINNING XIAO, Monash University, Dept. of Accounting, Caulfield East, Victoria, Australia
RONG ZHAO, University of Calgary, Dept. of Accounting, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
QINLIN ZHONG, Fudan University, School of Management, Shanghai, China
FRANK (SHUANG) ZHOU, University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Accounting, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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