You don’t have to actually create original research; you will be
summarizing work that others have done. The paper needs to clearly identify the
thesis of the research. To support this
notion, the student should have a sentence somewhere in the first paragraph
that states .”The purpose of this paper is to… “ The paper should have an Introduction,
literature review to support the purpose and a conclusion. (The paper can include other elements but
this is a minimum that would be needed.) The paper should be based on scholarly journals. CPA Journal, Journal of Accountancy and newspaper
articles are not considered scholarly research. I’ve attached some journals you may use for the paper. Addittionally, you may only use the following journals or sources of
information
1.
Documents published by a regulatory authority
(e.g. SEC, PCAOB, FASB, International Standard Setter, SASB)
2.
Any Federal or State law or Regulation
3.
The Accounting Review
4.
Accounting Horizons
5.
Journal of Accounting Research
6.
The Journal of Accounting and Economics.
7.
Contemporary Accounting Research
8.
Review of Accounting Studies
9.
Accounting, Organizations and Society
10.
Auditing, A Journal of Practice and Theory
11.
Behavioral Research in Accounting
12.
Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance
13.
Journal of Information Systems
14.
Journal of Business Ethics
15.
Accounting and Business Research
16.
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
17.
Advances in Accounting
18.
Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research
19.
British Accounting Review
20.
Critical Perspectives on Accounting
21.
Journal of Accounting Literature
22.
Journal of Business Finance and Accounting
23.
Journal of the American Taxation Association
24.
Journal of Management Accounting Research
25.
Journal of Financial Reporting
26.
Journal of International Accounting, Auditing
and Taxation
27.
Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting