Innovations and Challenges in Management Accounting

Dear Colleagues,

The Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074) invites submissions for Special Issues on contemporary management and financial accounting topics. We seek contributions that explore the latest innovations and challenges in these fields, particularly those intersecting with finance, economics, and risk management. Potential themes include the following:

• Digital Transformation in Management Accounting: The impact of digital technologies such as AI, blockchain, and big data analytics on management accounting practices and decision-making processes.
• Sustainability and Environmental Management Accounting: Integrating sustainable practices within management accounting to support environmental accountability and corporate social responsibility.
• Risk Management and Control Systems: New approaches to risk assessment and control mechanisms in management accounting, focusing on enhancing organizational resilience.
• Behavioral Management Accounting: Insights into how cognitive biases and behavioral factors influence management accounting practices and financial decision-making.
• Performance Measurement and Management: Advanced techniques for performance measurement and their implications for strategic management and organizational efficiency.
• Ethics and Governance in Management Accounting: The role of ethical standards and governance frameworks in shaping management accounting policies and practices.
• Corporate Governance: Examination of governance mechanisms and their impact on financial transparency and accountability.
• Accounting Conservatism: The role of conservative accounting practices in financial reporting and risk management.
• Earnings Quality and Management: Analysis of factors affecting earnings quality and strategies for earnings management.
• Cost Stickiness: Investigating the behavior of costs in response to changes in business activity.
• Stock Liquidity: The relationship between accounting information and stock market liquidity.
• Annual Board Report Readability: Assessing the readability of annual board reports and the implications for investor decision-making.
• Auditing: Innovations and challenges in auditing practices, focusing on enhancing financial statement accuracy and reliability.

Submissions should provide comprehensive experimental details to ensure the reproducibility of results. This Special Issue aims to advance the fields by disseminating cutting-edge research that aligns with the journal’s scope, fostering a deeper understanding of the evolving landscapes of management and financial accounting.

Dr. Davood Askarany
Prof. Dr. Hassan Yazdifar
Prof. Dr. Youngsik Kwak
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• digital transformation in management accounting
• sustainability and environmental management accounting
• behavioral management accounting
• performance measurement and management
• ethics and governance in management accounting
• corporate governance
• accounting conservatism
• earnings quality and management
• stock liquidity
• annual board report readability
• auditing