Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (JAAF) Symposium 2026

Symposium Dates

October 23–24, 2026

Location

Fordham Law School
Lincoln Center Campus
Room 7-119
Fordham University
150 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023

Description

The Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance (JAAF) Symposium will take place October 23–24, 2026, at the Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University Lincoln Center Campus in New York City. The Symposium is arranged in collaboration with Fordham University. It will include an afternoon session on October 23 and a morning session on October 24. Symposium attendance is by invitation only.

Topic

We invite submissions of high-quality research papers, addressing topical research questions in the broad areas of AI, Big Data and ESG. Submissions of papers employing novel research methods or data will be particularly welcomed.

Relevant topics for the Symposium include (but are not limited to):

  • Impact of AI and Big Data on capital market participants and non-capital-market stakeholders
  • Challenges and opportunities that AI and Big Data introduce for financial reporting
  • Use of emerging AI technologies and Big Data in research in accounting and related fields
  • Environmental and social disclosures
  • Incentives and economic consequences of ESG reporting activities
  • How capital market participants and non-capital-market stakeholders collect, process, and produce ESG-related information

Paper Sessions

Papers accepted for the Symposium will have the opportunity to be reviewed under fast track for publication in JAAF with the ultimate editorial decision to be determined according to JAAF’s policies. Papers not accepted still can be resubmitted to JAAF as regular new submissions.

Professor C. S. Agnes Cheng, Ph.D. (JAAF Conference Editor) and Professor. Yuan Xie, Ph.D. (Guest Editor), in consultation with Professor Xiao-Jun Zhang, Ph.D. (JAAF Editor-in-Chief), will select papers to be included in the Symposium. One-night hotel stay, as well as domestic airfare (in total no more than $1,000) for presenters will be covered for one presenting author per accepted paper.

There is a $50 fee for each submitted paper. Credit card payments can be made through submission fee payment link. When you submit your paper, please include the confirmation email of submission fee payment.

Submission Procedures and Rules

Papers submissions should be emailed to [email protected]. In the subject of the email, authors should indicate that the submission is for the JAAF Symposium 2026. Three files should be submitted as email attachments:

  1. A title page that includes the title, author names, affiliations, keywords and any acknowledgements
  2. The main text, including an abstract but no author-identifying information
  3. A PDF copy of the confirmation email showing payment of the of submission fee.

The deadline for paper submission is July 31, 2026.

Authors should submit only full papers (i.e., complete scholarly research projects that could reasonably be submitted to a public working paper database such as SSRN). Proposals will not be accepted. There is no specific manuscript format and no page limit, but papers should generally not exceed 50 pages.

Presenters of accepted papers must register as symposium participants.

Key Dates

  • Symposium paper submission opens: May 1, 2026
  • Submission deadline: July 31, 2026
  • Acceptance decisions: August 31, 2026

For questions, please send emails to [email protected].

Organization and Planning Committee