Intelligent Corporate Governance and the Future of Financial Reporting: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Corporate Accountability

Call for Papers

Journal: Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Manuscript Submission Deadline: 01 January 2027

Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting invites submissions for its Special Issue on Intelligent Corporate Governance and the Future of Financial Reporting: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Corporate Accountability.

About the Special Issue

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital transformation are reshaping corporate governance, financial reporting, accounting, auditing, and financial management. Organizations are increasingly leveraging AI to enhance financial decision-making, risk management, investment analysis, fraud detection, internal controls, and corporate reporting, while boards face growing responsibilities in overseeing AI governance, cybersecurity, transparency, and regulatory compliance.

This Special Issue seeks interdisciplinary research exploring how intelligent technologies are transforming corporate governance, finance, accounting, auditing, ESG reporting, and corporate accountability. It welcomes theoretical, empirical, methodological, and review studies that provide insights into responsible AI adoption, governance effectiveness, reporting quality, and corporate performance in the digital economy.

Topics of Interest

Submissions may include, but are not limited to:

Intelligent corporate governance and corporate performance
Artificial Intelligence in corporate finance and financial management
AI-enabled financial reporting, auditing, and assurance
Digital transformation in accounting and finance
Corporate governance, AI ethics, and algorithmic accountability
AI for investment, financing, and capital structure decisions
Machine learning for risk management, fraud detection, and financial forecasting
Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) in accounting and finance
ESG reporting, sustainability disclosure, and intelligent governance
FinTech, digital finance, and corporate innovation
Digital internal controls, compliance, and cybersecurity governance
Capital markets, corporate disclosure, and investor decision-making
Big data analytics and business intelligence in accounting and finance
Regulatory Technology (RegTech) and the future of corporate reporting
Emerging technologies in accounting, finance, and corporate governance

Preferred Article Types

The journal welcomes:

Empirical Research Articles
Theoretical Papers
Methodological Studies
Literature Reviews
Interdisciplinary Research

Submission Information

Submission Opens: 01 September 2026
Submission Deadline: 01 January 2027
Manuscripts must be submitted through the ScholarOne Manuscripts submission system.
Authors should select the Special Issue "Intelligent Corporate Governance and the Future of Financial Reporting: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Corporate Accountability" during submission.
All manuscripts must follow the journal's official Author Guidelines.
Submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal.

Guest Editors

Dr. Yara Ibrahim, Egypt–Japan University for Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt
Dr. Taghred Mokhtar Sayed Moawad, Bangor University, United Kingdom

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