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Accounting Forum Template

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About the Accounting Forum format

Accounting Forum is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Accounting and Organizational Management, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Accounting Forum 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting and Organizational Management Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Corporate Finance and Governance Environmental Sustainability in Business
ISSN0155-9982
Citation impact (2-yr)5.44
h-index90
i10-index465
Total citations30,732
Article processing charge$3,175
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Essex
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Accounting Forum per year

27
2014
26
2015
30
2016
33
2017
30
2018
25
2019
21
2020
33
2021
27
2022
33
2023
36
2024
31
2025

Citation impact of Accounting Forum by publication year

890
2014
1.1K
2015
1.7K
2016
1.1K
2017
671
2018
925
2019
670
2020
690
2021
432
2022
507
2023
287
2024
93
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Accounting Forum

A methodology for analysing and evaluating narratives in annual reports: a comprehensive descriptive profile and metrics for disclosure quality attributes

Vivien Beattie, Bill McInnes, Stella Fearnley · 1 Sep 2004

There is a consensus that the business reporting model needs to expand to serve the changing information needs of the market and provide the information required for enhanced corporate transparency and accountability. Worldwide, regulators view narrative disclosures as the key to achieving the desired step-change in the quality of corporate reporting. In recent years, accounting…

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Integrated reporting: A structured literature review

John Dumay, Cristiana Bernardi, James Guthrie et al. · 1 Jul 2016

This paper reviews the field of integrated reporting (<IR>) to develop insights into how <IR> research is developing, offer a critique of the research to date, and outline future research opportunities. We find that most published <IR> research presents normative arguments for <IR> and there is little research examining <IR> practice. Thus, we call for…

GRI and the camouflaging of corporate unsustainability

José Mariano Moneva Abadía, Pablo Archel, Carmen Correa Ruiz · 19 Apr 2006

Sustainable development or sustainability concept has become increasingly relevant in corporate executive's agenda after Brundtland Report was launched in 1987. Social and environmental accounting and reporting plays a relevant role in this context to analyse sustainability performance of the organizations. The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sustainability reporting guidelines were developed as a way of helping…

Integrating sustainability reporting into management practices

Carol A. Adams, Geoffrey R. Frost · 8 Jul 2008

This paper examines the process of developing key performance indicators (KPIs) for measuring sustainability performance and the way in which sustainability KPIs are used in decision-making, planning and performance management. Interviews were conducted with personnel from four British and three Australian companies. The findings indicate that the organisations are integrating environmental indicators, and increasingly also…

Are Public Private Partnerships value for money?

Darrin Grimsey, Mervyn K. Lewis · 2 Jul 2005

In an earlier article in this journal (Grimsey, D., & Lewis, M. K. (2002b). Accounting for Public Private Partnerships. Accounting Forum, 26(3), 245–270), we examined the intricacies of the accounting issues raised by Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). It was argued that the critical accounting question from the public sector's viewpoint is not one of whether…

Accounting Forum template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Accounting Forum format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Accounting Forum template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Taylor & Francis format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Accounting Forum use?
Accounting Forum uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Accounting Forum 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Accounting Forum?
No. DocuGuru generates the interact LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Taylor & Francis-ready Accounting Forum document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Accounting Forum template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Accounting Forum format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Accounting Forum?
Accounting Forum is a multidisciplinary journal published by Taylor & Francis. DocuGuru's Accounting Forum template matches Taylor & Francis's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Accounting Forum PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Accounting Forum template (the interact class) that is ready to submit to Taylor & Francis, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Accounting Forum template cost?
You can start writing in the Accounting Forum template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Accounting Forum PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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