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 2026 conference is an opportunity to advance this mission and to showcase the skills and contributions of our diverse membership.

AFAANZ 2026 Conference

5 July - 7 July 2026

Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

Call for Papers

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. Paper submissions are invited for the 2026 Conference 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 also be presented at the 2026 Conference. AFAANZ encourages new and developing researchers to attend the conference. 

AFAANZ 2026 will be held face-to-face at the Pullman Albert Park Hotel in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from Sunday 5 July to Tuesday 7 July 2026. The two plenary speakers at the 2026 Conference will be:

  • Anastasiya Lipnevich, Professor of Educational Psychology at the City University of New York
  • Robert Knechel, Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, University of Florida

Guidelines for Submission

Papers can now be submitted at https://www.openconf.org/afaanz2026/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 as submissions.

Submission Date

Papers must be submitted by Friday, 6 February 2026, 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 2026.

Enquiries

Any enquiries regarding the submission process for papers can be directed to Nicola Beatson and George Wu 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.