Call for Papers: GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT ACCOUNTING

                          CALL FOR PAPERS ON

                 GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT ACCOUNTING


     Governmental and Nonprofit organizations play an important
     role in contemporary societies. In an effort to encourage
     accounting research related to these organizations, the
     Journal of Accounting and Public Policy is pleased to
     announce that it plans to publish a special theme issue
     addressing Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting topics.
     This theme issue will have two guest Editors, Dr. William
     R. Baber (from Georgetown University) and Dr. Michael H.
     Granof (from the University of Texas at Austin).


     TOPICS:

     Topics for the theme issue on Governmental and Nonprofit
     Accounting could include, but are not limited to, the
     following:

     - The Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act on Internal Controls
       in Governmental Organizations
     - International Governmental Accounting Standards
     - Cybersecurity in Governmental Organizations
     - Accounting for Intangible Assets in Governmental or
       Nonprofit Organizations
     - Accounting for Pensions and other Post-Retirement
       Benefits by Governmental and Nonprofit Organizations
     - Financial and Nonfinancial Performance Metrics in
       Nonprofit Organizations
     - Incentive Compensation in the Public Sector
     - Reporting Requirements for Governmental vs. Profit
       Oriented Organizations
     - Government Auditing Standards
     - Capital Investments in Governmental and Nonprofit
       Organizations
     - Corporate Governance and Auditing in Nonprofit
       organizations.
     - Issues relating to Federal Accounting Standards
     - Measuring and reporting Social Security and Medicare
       Obligations
     - Budgeting in Governments and Nonprofit Organizations
     - Role of Credit Rating Agencies
     - Performance Audits


     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

     For preferential consideration, papers for the special
     issue on Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting should be
     electronically submitted by June 1, 2008 to:

     CONTACT:       Dr. Martin P. Loeb
     Email:         MAILTO:mloeb@rhsmith.umd.edu
                    Editor of the Journal of Accounting
                      and Public Policy

     Authors should indicate in a cover letter that the paper is
     being submitted for this special theme issue. The title
     page of the article, with author(s) affiliation, should be
     in a separate file from the rest of the paper.

     Sincerely,

     Lawrence A. Gordon
     Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

     Martin P. Loeb
     Editor, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
Posted 9/20/07