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Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management is an international journal that publishes qualitative research investigating the interface of accounting and management/managerial work in different contexts and from various theoretical perspectives and that contributes to contemporary academic debates.

ISSN: 1176-6093
eISSN: 1176-6093

Aims and scope

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management (QRAM) is an international journal that publishes qualitative research at the interface of accounting and management.

The journal encourages interdisciplinary research of practices in the accounting field through a variety of theoretical lenses and perspectives. In doing so, it seeks to challenge and add to our knowledge of the accounting-management nexus in various (e.g., organisational, historical, social and political) contexts.

QRAM welcomes submissions of original research papers, conceptual pieces, substantive review articles, and shorter papers such as comments or research notes.

The following is intended to indicate potential topics, but is by no means prescriptive. These topics can be overlapping rather than discrete subject areas, and researchers should not feel restricted by the scope of the topics listed below.

  • Management accounting and control
  • Accountability, transition and organisational change
  • Performance management and accounting metrics
  • Accounting for strategic management
  • The use and behavioural effects of accounting information in organisational decision-making
  • Public and third sector accounting and management
  • Accounting and management controls for sustainability and the environment
  • Historical perspectives on the accounting-management interface
  • Methods and methodologies for research at the interface of accounting and management
  • Accounting and management in developing countries and emerging economies
  • Technology effects on accounting-management dynamics
  • Financial accounting and managerial work
  • Auditing and managerial work

Submissions are also welcome covering other topics that combine elements of the accounting and management domains.

This journal is aligned with our responsible management goal

We aim to champion researchers, practitioners, policymakers and organisations who share our goals of contributing to a more ethical, responsible and sustainable way of working.

SDG 8 Decent work & economic growth
SDG 9 Industry, innovation & infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable cities & communities
SDG 12 Responsible consumption & production
SDG 13 Climate action
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