Citation
(2003), "The Accounting Historians Journal", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 16 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj.2003.05916aaa.008
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2003, MCB UP Limited
The Accounting Historians Journal
In 1904 the 1st International Congress on Accounting was held in St Louis, Missouri. This event inaugurated a series of congresses which have become landmarks in the internationalization of accounting. To commemorate the centenary of the St Louis Congress the Academy of Accounting Historians will convene the 10th World Congress of Accounting Historians in St Louis, Missouri and Oxford, Mississippi in 2004. A special section of The Accounting Historians Journal; has also been commissioned on: International Congresses of Accounting.
Although the congresses have assumed much significance among scholars of international accounting and offer much scope for comparative historical investigation, they have received limited attention from accounting historians. This is despite the availability of published proceedings for several congresses. Papers are invited on themes relating to individual or several congresses. Submissions might address topics such as congresses and:
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Professionalization in national and international contexts.
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Expressions of internationalism and nationalism.
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Continuity and change in professional practice.
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Profession-state relationships and politicization.
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Harmonization, standardization and uniformity in accounting.
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Diversity in accounting thought and practice.
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Tracking shifting agendas in the accounting academy.
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Development of theory in accounting and auditing.
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Accounting innovation.
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Accounting in shifting economic, social and political contexts.
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Cultural studies of accounting and accountants.
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Biographical studies of leading actors.
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Relations between the profession and academe.
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Approaches to accounting education.
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Interfaces of accounting and other disciplines.
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Accounting and new technology.
Authors interested in contributing to the special section should discuss their plans with the guest editor, Richard Vangermeersch, College of Business, University of Rhode Island, 210 Flagg Road, Kingston, RI 02881, USA (rvang@uriacc.uri.edu), or with the Editor of The Accounting Historians Journal, Stephen Walker, Cardiff Business School, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU, Wales, UK.
Submissions should be sent to the Editor or Guest Editor by March 2004 and will be reviewed in the usual way.