SOAR Accounting Symposium

The SOAR Accounting Symposium is the School of Accountancy Research's annual flagship event. The event is part of the Centre's efforts to contribute knowledge, thought-leadership, and innovative ideas. It provides a platform for researchers from the School of Accountancy and top schools around the world to share ideas and stimulate debate through paper presentations and discussions. The Symposium has received many high-quality research paper submissions, featured some of the best accounting scholars as keynote speakers, and drawn well-known researchers around the world to engage in intellectual interactions.

The 2024 Annual Accounting Symposium is scheduled to be held on SMU Campus on Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 December 2024 (local dates).

Paper Submission Procedure: The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2024. Please submit your unpublished manuscripts to soar@smu.edu.sg. Papers in all areas relevant to accounting are welcome for submission. Authors of accepted papers will be informed by the second week of October 2024. 

Format: Each paper presentation is followed by a discussant’s critique and a Q&A session.