Announcement

JAFER • Call for Papers 2027

Accounting for Modern Slavery in a Dynamic Era

Transparency, Accountability, Technology, and Human Rights

The Journal of Accounting, Finance, and Economics Research (JAFER) invites original research for its 2027 Call for Papers on Accounting for Modern Slavery in a Dynamic Era.

In an increasingly interconnected and technology-driven global economy, modern slavery, forced labour, human trafficking, and labour exploitation remain critical challenges for businesses, regulators, investors, and society. Accounting, finance, corporate governance, and sustainability research can contribute to identifying risks, strengthening disclosure practices, and improving organizational accountability for human rights.

This call seeks rigorous theoretical and empirical contributions that examine how organizations measure, disclose, govern, and address modern slavery risks in their operations and global supply chains.

Research Themes

  • Modern slavery disclosure and corporate accountability
  • Accounting for forced labour and human rights risks
  • Supply chain transparency and responsible sourcing
  • ESG reporting, assurance, and sustainability governance
  • Board oversight, internal controls, and audit quality
  • Artificial intelligence and digital technologies for labour-risk monitoring
  • Modern slavery regulation and corporate compliance
  • Investor responses, financial risk, and cost of capital
  • Greenwashing, social washing, and symbolic corporate disclosure
  • Modern slavery risks in emerging markets and global value chains
  • Stakeholder pressure and institutional influences on corporate accountability
  • Comparative research on modern slavery reporting across countries and industries

Submission Guidelines

JAFER welcomes original theoretical, empirical, qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods manuscripts that demonstrate clear scholarly contributions, methodological rigor, and relevant implications for accounting practice, corporate governance, public policy, and human rights protection.

Authors should follow the journal's Author Guidelines and submit manuscripts through the official online submission system.

Call Information

Journal: Journal of Accounting, Finance, and Economics Research (JAFER)

Call: 2027 Call for Papers

Theme: Accounting for Modern Slavery in a Dynamic Era

Submission deadline: To be announced

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