Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Sustainability

Call for Papers

Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Sustainability

Journal: Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Publisher: Elsevier
Submission Opens: 1 September 2026
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 1 May 2027

Introduction
IFRS/ISSB S2 standards elevate carbon accounting demands amid climate urgency, yet measurement, assurance, and accountability challenges persist. This Special Issue advances research on GHG measurement costs/benefits, carbon balance sheets, disclosure impacts, institutional ownership effects, and the shift from voluntary to mandatory climate reporting regimes.

Guest Editors
Qingliang Tang (q.tang@westernsydney.edu.au)
Paul A. Griffin (pagriffin@ucdavis.edu)
Albert Tsang (AlbertTsang_2022@outlook.com)
Laura Luo (le.luo@mq.edu.au)
Paolo Perego (paolo.perego@unibz.it)

List of Topic Areas
Submissions invited on:

• Carbon accounting frameworks, methodologies, innovations (carbon balance sheets)

• Mandatory vs voluntary climate/carbon disclosure practices

• GHG emissions assurance/verification challenges

• Carbon credits, emissions trading, regulatory frameworks

• ESG/sustainability reporting and market impacts

• AI, FinTech, blockchain applications in carbon management

• Green finance interactions with financial markets

• Corporate finance analysis of climate risk management

Guest Editors Contact Details

Submission Process & Deadlines
Submit via Editorial Manager at https://www.editorialmanager.com/jpp/default.aspx, selecting "VSI Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Sustainability".
Double-blind peer review following journal standards.

Submission Guidelines
Submission Portal: https://www.editorialmanager.com/jpp/default.aspx
Guide for Authors: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-accounting-and-public-policy/publish/guide-for-authors

About the Journal
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy (Impact Factor 2.2, CiteScore 4.4) publishes research at the accounting-policy interface.

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