WELCOME
The AFAANZ mission is to promote and maintain excellence in the fields of pedagogy, practice, and policy in accounting, finance, and other related subjects through the development of teaching and research in Australia and New Zealand. The 2025 conference is an opportunity to advance this mission and to showcase the skills and contributions of our diverse membership.
AFAANZ 2025 Conference
6 July - 8 July 2025
Sofitel Brisbane Central, Queensland, Australia
It is with great excitement that the AFAANZ Board announce that the 2025 AFAANZ Conference registrations are now open; and we are looking forward to seeing our AFAANZ members at the Sofitel Brisbane Central from July 6 – July 8, with SIG events beginning on July 5.
We also welcome our plenary speakers: Professor Renée Adams, University of Oxford; and Professor Clinton Free, University of Sydney.
The registration fees for this year's conference:
Early Bird Registration (up until Saturday 31st May)
AFAANZ Member $790.00 ($890.00 after 31st May)
Non-Member $1,200.00 ($1300.00 after 31st May)
First Time Attendee $690.00 *
Research Student $590.00 *
Retirees $590.00 *
To register for the * discounted rates, please email info@afaanz.org for the discount codes, along with any required documentation to support your discount. Also note that you must be an AFAANZ member to eligible for the discount code.
Click HERE to go to the registration page
Call for Papers (now closed)
AFAANZ is devoted to a broad spectrum of accounting and finance research and we welcome innovative research approaches as well as those that are well established. Papers are invited in the broad areas of accounting, auditing, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility, education, finance, management accounting, tax, and other related fields. Best paper awards and outstanding reviewer awards will be presented at the conference. All papers at this year’s conference will be subject to blind peer review. AFAANZ encourages new and developing researchers to attend the conference. This year we will again extend a discount to full-time higher degree research students.
AFAANZ 2025 will be held face-to-face at the Sofitel Brisbane Central in Queensland, Australia. The two plenary speakers at the conference will be:
- Professor Renée Adams, University of Oxford
- Professor Clinton Free, University of Sydney
Guidelines for Submission
Papers can now be submitted at https://www.openconf.org/afaanz2025/openconf.php
Papers will only be considered if at least one author is an individual member of AFAANZ, with members enjoying a reduced registration fee for the conference. To become a member of AFAANZ, please go to https://www.afaanz.org/membership.
All submitted papers will undergo a blind review process conducted by the Technical Committee. To maintain the integrity of this process, please ensure that your submission contains no identifying information. This includes your name, address, email, acknowledgments, or any expressions of gratitude. The first page of your manuscript should only include the paper's title, abstract, and keywords. Any additional information typically found on a cover page must be entered during the online submission process.
While there is no required manuscript format or page limit, full working papers are expected for submission.
Submission Date
Papers must be submitted by Friday, 7 February 2025, 5pm Australian Eastern Daylight Time. Late submissions will NOT be accepted.
Notification
Email notification of the outcome and review feedback of submissions is expected to be sent to the submitting author in April 2025.
Enquiries
Any enquiries regarding the submission process for papers can be directed to Lily Chen and Michaela Rankin at chair@afaanz.org
Conference Etiquette Workshop
In 2023, members of the AFAANZ Board and AFAANZ members discussed the do's and don'ts for attending the annual conference. If this year's conference is your first one, this video will help you make your conference experience a success.