Special Interest Group for Accounting Information Systems (SIG-ASYS)

A Special Interest Group of the Association for Information Systems

International Research Symposium on Accounting Information Systems 2005

Call for Papers

IRSAIS will feature research papers and one or more panels that focus on the nexus of accounting and information systems research. The Symposium is particularly interested in interdisciplinary papers that draw from accounting, psychology, cognitive science, behavioral science, economics, and/or information technology. High-quality, insightful, and theoretically sound studies of any type (action research, archival analysis, behavioral/experimental, design science, surveys, etc.) are equally encouraged.

All submissions to IRSAIS 2004 must represent original work that has not already been published in a journal or conference proceedings (in complete form – abstract publication is permissible). If the work has been presented at another conference or is currently under consideration for publication or presentation elsewhere, the authors must disclose this fact.

At least one author for every accepted paper and all members of every accepted panel must register for the symposium and present their ideas in person. Authors of accepted submissions must address the suggestions of the reviewers, and submit an electronic copy of the final version of the work by the specified deadline. Failure to do so will be tantamount to withdrawing this work from further consideration and it will not be included on the final program.

Submissions may be of three types: Completed research papers, research-in-progress papers, and panel proposals.

Completed research papers

Completed research submissions constitute a submission to IJAIS and papers accepted for the Symposium will be published in a special issue of the journal. Authors will need to meet any additional requirements of the journal editor. Papers should conform to IJAIS format, which is consistent with American Accounting Association journals and other Elsevier accounting journals.

Research-in-progress papers

Submission of promising research in its formative stages does not require complete analysis of results. Submissions should include a one-page abstract and a paper that includes the following sections: research objectives and questions, theoretical foundations of the study, research methodology being used, current status of the project, and a description of what the authors propose to present at the conference.

Panel proposals

Panel proposals should include a general description of the panel, names and affiliations of all panel participants, a statement to the effect that all participants have made a commitment to serve on the panel (if it is accepted), a brief description of each participant's background and expertise related to the panel topic, and a description of each participant's views on the topic.

For completed paper and research-in-progress submissions, authors should identify themselves and provide contact information only on the cover page, as these submissions will be blind reviewed. The second page of the paper should consist of an abstract plus a list of key words describing the main topics of the manuscript (the MISQ keyword list should be used). Papers and panel proposals should be double-spaced to facilitate editing. The manuscript or proposal plus any supporting documentation (such as survey instruments) should be sent as e-mail attachments (in Word format, 12 point font with a minimum of 1 inch margins) to:

Professor Vicky Arnold
vicky.arnold@business.uconn.edu

Important Dates:

Submission Deadline: July 1, 2005
Notification of Decision: September 2, 2005
Revised Manuscripts Deadline: October 3, 2005
Registration Deadline: October 31, 2005

Registration Deadline: ICIS early registration deadline
Registration will be available on the ICIS registration form. For further details see the ICIS 2005 homepage.