Prof. Louis Cheng is appointed as an Editorial Board Member of Regional International Accounting Research Forum in Hong Kong (RIARF-HK), which to be held on Dec 19, 2026 at City University of Hong Kong. For details of the Forum, please see the information below.
The Regional International Accounting Research Forum invites high-quality country- or region-specific accounting research for presentation and potential publication in the Journal of International Accounting Research (JIAR). The forum is part of a JIAR initiative aimed at accelerating research that provides deep, contextual insights into individual countries or regions, especially those underrepresented in international accounting literature. This forum focuses on Hong Kong, China.
Submission Topics
The Forum encourages research addressing, but not limited to:
– Financial and managerial accounting practices in Hong Kong –
– Auditing and corporate governance in Hong Kong
– IFRS adaption in Hong Kong
– Taxation issues in Hong Kong
– ESG reporting in Hong Kong
The Forum welcomes submissions employing a wide range of research methodologies, including theoretical, archival, experimental, case-based, survey, and interview approaches. Replication studies pertaining to Hong Kong will also be considered, provided they demonstrate methodological rigor and contribute novel insights to the field of international accounting research.
Submission Guidelines
– Deadline: September 30, 2026
– Submission Format: Well-developed full working papers in WORD or PDF formats
– Review Process: All submissions will undergo a peer review
– Language: Submissions must be in English
– Initial Submission: Submit your paper to: acriarfhk@cityu.edu.hk
– Journal Submission: All, or a selected subset, of the papers presented at the conference will be invited for formal submission to JIAR through Editorial Manager® after addressing the feedback from the conference. Please note that American Accounting Association (AAA) and its International Accounting Section (IAS) members will receive a discount on journal submission fees. The Forum highly encourages you to join the AAA membership and IAS sectional membership through Membership before submitting to JIAR.- The final acceptance of papers to JIAR depends on the regular journal review process. However, papers selected for the conferences will have the opportunity to receive firsthand comments from Editors during the conference, which increases their chances of publication.
