Emerald Publishing opens call for papers in Meditari Accountancy Research

The journal Meditari Accountancy Research, published by Emerald Publishing, is now accepting submissions for a special issue dedicated to the theme “Risk Management and Accounting in Firms’ Response to Global Risk Challenges”. This volume aims to explore the relationship between accounting and risk management in companies’ responses to global challenges, fostering innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to addressing issues such as environmental risks, geopolitical tensions, inequalities, health crises, and cybersecurity. 

The issue, with guest editors Donald Pagach, Philip Linsley, Marco Papa, Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala, and Fábio Lotti Oliva, invites researchers to submit papers that address highly relevant and current topics in the field of accounting, especially the impacts of accounting on risk governance and corporate sustainability. Suggested topics for submission include: 

• Internal and external auditors and risk management 

• Disclosure of risk information 

• Corporate governance and globally important risks 

• Enterprise-wide risk management (ERM) and accounting fraud 

• Enterprise-wide risk management (ERM) maturity and firm performance 

• Internal and external forces affecting ERM performance 

• Accountants, risk culture and risk appetite 

• Artificial Intelligence and risk management 

• Identification, analysis and treatment of globally important risks    

Submissions will be open until December 31, 2024. Interested authors should submit their papers directly through the journal’s website, following the instructions on the call for papers page. For further information, please visit the call for papers page. 

This issue offers an opportunity for academics and professionals to contribute research that helps advance our understanding of how accounting and risk governance can strengthen business strategies, promoting resilience and sustainability in organizations facing today’s global risks.