Call for papers

Scholars and practitioners who have a significant interest in CIGAR’s research agenda are invited to submit papers for consideration of publication in the 4th CIGAR Annual Issue of Public Money & Management.

The CIGAR Annual Issue is not tied to a particular theme – its aim is to present relevant empirical and theoretical research in public sector accounting, and to showcase CIGAR’s valuable papers in order to increase their contribution to practice and to academia. Examples of current research themes, all related to the public sector, include:

• developments in accounting and auditing;
• standard setting;
• management accounting and performance measurement;
• improving reporting systems for citizens and other stakeholders through, for example, popular reporting, integrated reporting, and sustainability reporting;
• the impact of digital transformation on the control and accountability of public sector entities; international harmonisation and the role of international (or regional) standards;
• and the role of public sector entities and financial reporting systems in promoting plans and action for the achievement of the UN’s SDGs.

Debates and New Development articles are also welcome. Papers for consideration should be submitted by 31 October 2023 10 December 2023 (new deadline) through PMM’s electronic submission system at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rpmm, selecting “CIGAR ANNUAL PMM ISSUE”. The foreseen publication date is October 2024, vol. 44(7).

For further information please contact Eugenio Caperchione at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

We would like to draw your attention to the Call for papers for Public Money & Management (PMM) theme on Public sector accounting: educating for reform challenges.

The guest editors of the theme are Jens Heiling, Berit Adam, Susana Jorge, and Sotirios Karatzimas

Deadline for submissions: 28 February 2023

The main aim of this new theme, which will be published in late 2023, is to explore the relationship between accounting reforms in the public sector and the role of education. Recent reforms evidence a trend for accounting to move away from only technical financial issues, to include non-financial aspects, which present new challenges to be considered in teaching future professionals. Also, digitalization brings different perspectives and issues to be faced and included in PSAE overall. An important aim of this theme is to provide a platform for research in PSAE and to further explore the role and objectives of PSAE.

This theme will include research articles (maximum 8,000 words, including references), new development articles (maximum 3,500 words) and debate articles (maximum 1,000 words). Articles that are innovative in their approach, in terms of themes, methods of data collection and theories are especially welcome.

For  more information about the theme click here or visit the PMM website at https://bit.ly/educatingreformchallenges.

We would like to draw your attention to the 19th Biennial CIGAR Conference that will take place on June 29-30 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. The theme of the 19th biennial CIGAR conference is ‘‘Public Accountability and Democracy in Times of Crisis: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue’.

The conference will take place in onsite and online hybrid format. The venue is the International Conference Center at Waseda University located in the center of Tokyo, and online participation is also set for the participants who cannot be at the venue. As usual, there will be the PhD symposium, on June 28, followed by a welcome reception at Waseda University

 Extended abstracts (2 A4 pages) or full papers should be submitted to www.cigar2023tokyo.jp by 31 January 2023 15 February 2023 (new date).

Following Academic Committee double-blind review, authors will be notified by the end of February 2023.

Full papers shall be submitted by the end of April 2023.

For further enquires please contact the Organizing Committee Chair, Dr. Mari Kobayashi at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

For the call for papers click here!

We are pleased to launch the call for papers for the third CIGAR-PMM Annual Issue, which shall be featured in 2023: PMM’s volume 43. The CIGAR annual issue is not tied to a particular theme—the aim is to present relevant empirical and theoretical research in public sector accounting, and to showcase CIGAR’s valuable papers in order to increase their contribution to practice and to academia. CIGAR is inviting all scholars who participate in CIGAR events, or who have a significant interest in CIGAR’s research agenda, to submit papers for consideration of publication in the third CIGAR annual issue. Current research themes include: developments in public sector accounting and auditing; management accounting and performance measurement in public sector entities; improving reporting systems for citizens and other stakeholders through, for example, popular reporting, integrated reporting, and sustainability reporting; the impact of digital transformation on the control and accountability of public sector entities; international harmonization and the role of international (or regional) standards;  the role of public sector entities and financial reporting systems in promoting plans and action for the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

These examples are not exhaustive. Other themes, which are capturing the attention of single researchers or of research teams, are also welcome. Any type of research methodology is acceptable - both qualitative and quantitative studies. As with all PMM issues, the CIGAR Annual Issue will also include Debates and New Development articles. 

Papers for consideration should be submitted by 30 September 2022 through PMM’s electronic submission system:  https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpmm20/current, selecting “CIGAR special issue”. 

The first CIGAR-PMM Annual Issue featuring in PMM Volume 46, Issue 6, 2021 is found at https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpmm20/41/6?nav=tocList

For further information please contact the Guest Editor, Eugenio Caperchione at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.