Call for Papers
REQUEST FOR PAPERS
61st Annual (2026) Ray Ball Journal of Accounting Research Conference
Current Topics in Accounting Research
The 2026 Ray Ball Journal of Accounting Research Conference will be held at the University of ΊΪΑΟΙη of Business on May 1-2, 2026. Funding for the conference is generously provided by the Chookaszian Accounting Research Center at Chicago Booth.
To encourage a broad set of submissions, the 2026 conference is open to submissions of theoretical, empirical, and experimental studies that advance our understanding of any area or topic of accounting research.
As is traditionally the case with the JAR conference, papers selected for inclusion in the conference are published in the annual conference issue in the spring of the year following the conference (the inclusion of conference papers in the conference issue is, as always, subject to satisfactory resolution of the editorial review process). Conference submissions will be considered for both inclusion in the conference and the journal at the same time.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Papers should be submitted at . The submission fee is $750, $500, or $50 (based on the country the submitting authors reside in). The deadline for submission is December 1, 2025.
STANDING CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Survey Paper Proposals Relevant to Accounting Research
The Journal of Accounting Research is pleased to issue an open call for survey paper proposals. Proposals should be brief (no more than a few pages) and may be submitted at any time. Proposals received will be considered by the senior editors on a timely basis. Approved proposals provide an agreed-upon framework for the author(s) to follow in writing up their survey papers prior to eventual submission (but do not guarantee publication). Submitted survey papers will undergo a feedback process involving a reviewer and/or AE as well as one or several senior editors. Satisfactory revision of the full survey paper in response to this feedback will result in publication of the survey paper in the Journal of Accounting Research.
Surveys can aid scholars by expanding their knowledge and understanding of an area of inquiry. They also help policy makers, regulators and other audiences in assessing the state of knowledge in a research area. We particularly encourage survey proposals that not only summarize and review an existing set of studies, but that build a framework for understanding and interpreting the extant work. They should also provide thoughtful guidance to readers about gaps in the existing literature and opportunities for future research. We invite the submission of both proposals for surveys on topics and on methods. We encourage proposals across a broad range of topics or methods related to research in accounting. Proposals should be sufficiently detailed to allow the editors to gauge the purpose and the flow of the survey. The authors should be recognized experts in the area of the submitted proposals.
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Survey paper proposals should be submitted via JAR submission site on Research Exchange. A $250 proposal reviewer fee is due with the proposal. To pay, visit JAR’s online payment page.