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The Review of Accounting Studies provides an outlet for significant academic research in accounting including theoretical, empirical, and experimental work. The journal is committed to the principle that distinctive scholarship is rigorous. While the editors encourage all forms of research, it must contribute to the discipline of accounting. Theoretical models need not speak directly to current practice, but accounting information must surface in a major way. Similarly, empirical analysis and experimental tests should relate principally to accounting issues.
The Review of Accounting Studies is owned and published four times a year by Springer. Every Fall, RAST holds a Review of Accounting Studies Conference.
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Review of Accounting Studies provides an outlet for significant academic research in accounting including theoretical, empirical, and experimental work. The journal is committed to the principle that distinctive scholarship is rigorous. While the editors encourage all forms of research, manuscripts must contribute to the discipline of accounting. The Review of Accounting Studies is committed to prompt turnaround on the manuscripts it receives and strives to commit to accept-reject decisions early in the review process. Consequently, the majority of accepted manuscripts receive that decision for the initial submission or first revision. Authors are provided the opportunity to revise accepted manuscripts in order to accommodate reviewer and editor comments; however, discretion over such manuscripts resides principally with the author(s). Due to the policy of committing to accept-reject decisions early in the process, a revise and resubmit decision is generally reserved for new submissions that are not currently acceptable, but for which the editor sees a clear path of changes that would make the manuscript publishable.
Eric Allen, University of California Riverside
Dan Amiram, Tel Aviv University
Daniel Aobdia, Pennsylvania State University
Karthik Balakrishnan, Rice University
Tim Baldenius, Columbia University
Andy Call, Arizona State University
Mary Ellen Carter, Boston College
Stefano Cascino, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Maria Correia, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
Alper Darendeli, Nanyang Technological University
Peter Demerjian, Georgia State University
Aiyesha Dey, Harvard Business School
Michael Drake, Brigham Young University
Atif Ellahie, University of Utah
Aytekin Ertan, London Business School
Weili Ge, University of Washington
Brandon Gipper, University of Notre Dame, USA
Jonathan Glover, Columbia University
Allen Huang, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Michael Jung, University of Delaware
Jagan (Krish) Krishnan, Temple University
Chad Larson, University of Houston
Henry Laurion, University of Colorado Boulder
Alastair Lawrence, London Business School
Reuven Lehavy, University of Michigan
Ke Li, Santa Clara University
Xi Li, London School of Economics
Edward Maydew, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Partha Mohanram, University of Toronto
James Naughton, University of Virginia
Aneesh Raghunandan, Yale University, USA
Kristina Rennekamp, Cornell University
Robert Resutek, University of Georgia
Stephen Ryan, New York University
Lorien Stice-Lawrence, University of Southern California
Siew Hong Teoh, University of California, Irvine
Sorabh Tomar, Southern Methodist University, USA
Jennifer Wu Tucker, University of Florida
Christopher Williams, University of Michigan
Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University, USA
Haifeng You, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Sarah Zechman, University of Colorado Boulder
Jieying Zhang, University of Texas at Dallas
Christina F. Zhu, University of Pennsylvania
Luo Zuo, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Call for Papers
Review of Accounting Studies 2025 Conference
Current Topics in Accounting Research
Dates: Friday, December 12, 2025, and Saturday, December 13, 2025
Location: Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, IndiaThe Editors of the Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) are pleased to announce a conference on “Current Topics in Accounting Research,” hosted by the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. Papers accepted for the conference will also be considered for publication in RAST’s September Conference Issue.
Topics
We encourage the submission of papers addressing diverse accounting topics, such as valuation, accounting quality, analysts/intermediaries, capital markets, debt markets, banking, fin-tech, private firms, corporate social responsibility, sustainability reporting, disclosure, auditing, and tax.
Submissions should align with RAST’s high standards of academic rigor.
Useful Knowledge
Preference will be given to papers that offer meaningful implications for researchers and have the potential to inform policies and practices.
Further Information
- Submission Deadline: May 23, 2025, by 11:59 PM Pacific Time (PT).
- Notifications: Decisions will be communicated to authors by late August 2025.
- Best Paper Award: A cash prize of USD $5,000 will be awarded for the best paper, based on a vote of conference attendees.
- Other Opportunities: Papers not accepted for the conference may still be considered for publication in RAST.
Paper Submission Procedure
Papers should be submitted via the Editorial Manager, along with a submission fee of USD $500.
Call for Papers: 2026 RAST –IASB Conference
Information for Investors: Trends and Challenges
Dates: Friday, December 4, 2026, and Saturday, December 5, 2026
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Review of Accounting Studies (RAST), in collaboration with the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2026 RAST–IASB Conference. The conference, themed "Information for Investors: Trends and Challenges," will take place at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia.
We invite submissions with specific focus on the following areas:
- How have changes in information sources and analytical tools over the past several decades affected how investors across jurisdictions use financial statement information? What impact have these changes had on investors’ research processes, and how are investors currently gathering and using information? To what extent does additional information replace or complement accounting information?
- What is the impact of the increased availability of tagged information on investor decision-making? How are investors using tagged data? Has XBRL tagging in financial statements led investors to broaden the portfolios of companies they follow?
- How does the use of accounting information vary across investor groups, particularly those that are under-researched (e.g., loan providers, bond investors, and active quant investors)? How does accounting shape the behavior of these groups across different sectors, such as large-listed companies versus small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)?
- How does accounting information influence how equity holders exercise their voting rights?
- How can standard setters better understand and respond to investors’ information needs? Which investor groups are regular users of accounting information, and which are more marginal users?
We will also consider papers on other current topics in accounting beyond those listed above. Submissions should align with RAST’s high standards of academic rigor.
Submission Details
- Submissions Open: January 1, 2026, at 12:00 AM Pacific Time (PT)
- Submissions Close: May 22, 2026, by 11:59 PM Pacific Time (PT)
- Notifications: Authors will be notified of decisions by late August 2026
- Best Paper Award: A cash prize of USD $5,000 will be awarded to the best paper, as determined by a vote of conference attendees
- Other Opportunities: Papers not accepted for the conference may still be considered for publication in Review of Accounting Studies (RAST)
Submission Process
We will begin accepting paper submissions on January 1, 2026, via SNAPP. A fee of USD $500 is required with your submission.
Review of Accounting Studies
London Business School
Regent's Park
London
NW1 4SAE-mail: rast_journal@london.edu
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Review of Accounting Studies Editors
Lakshmanan Shivakumar
London Business School