Financial Reporting and Business Communication
29th Annual Conference
2-3 July 2026
University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School
About
We are pleased to announce the 29th annual Financial Reporting and Business Communication (FRBC) conference, organised by the Adam Smith Observatory of Corporate Reporting Practices (University of Glasgow) and the Financial Accounting and Reporting Special Interest Group of the British Accounting and Finance Association.
The FRBC conference is one of the premier conferences of its kind worldwide and it attracts an international and highly engaged audience. The conference comprises sessions with full papers with discussants, developmental paper sessions and a doctoral stream.
Themes and keynote
Themes
The conference addresses key areas of accounting, financial reporting, corporate reporting and business communication which are of interest to accounting academics and practitioners. These include, but are not limited to:
- the role and limitations of the corporate annual report
- the effectiveness of financial reporting standards
- accounting measurement and disclosure
- sustainability, integrated and environmental reporting
- the composition and format of corporate reports and the role of the visual
- corporate reporting and accountability in the public sector
- the effectiveness of narrative and textual information in corporate reporting
- the role of financial reporting and governance mechanisms in capital markets
- historical perspectives on financial accounting and reporting.
Keynote speaker
Juan Manuel García Lara
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Editor, Accounting and Business Research
Manuscripts submission
Full and developmental papers stream
The conference accepts both full and developmental papers.
Full papers presented will be assigned a discussant to provide comments. Developmental papers can be either a work-in-progress paper or an extended abstract (of no less than 1,000 words).
Submissions on the above-mentioned topics and on other aspects of financial reporting and business communication are welcome.
Papers may take empirical, theoretical and conceptual approaches, including case studies or experiments.
Doctoral stream
For doctoral students wishing to present in the doctoral stream, a structured abstract of up to 1,000 words should be submitted.
A Sue Hrasky Scholarship is available for FRBC 2026 to doctoral students in the doctoral stream. This comprises a doctoral fee waiver, and receipted travel to the conference, subsistence and accommodation costs related to the conference (of up to £500).
All submissions by doctoral students will be considered for the scholarship. The award of the Scholarship will be communicated via email.
Submissions
Submissions should be made by emailing:
Submission deadline: 17 April 2026.
Authors should indicate in their submission whether their paper should be considered for either:
- Full
- Developmental
- Doctoral paper track.
Notification of acceptance
Submissions will be considered at a first-come, first-served basis.
Authors will be notified about the acceptance of their paper the soonest possible after submission and no later than 1 May 2026.
Publication opportunities
Accounting and Business Research (ABR) welcomes submissions of papers accepted for presentation at the conference.
Final publication decisions will be made through the journal’s standard peer-review process.
Registration and conference information
Registration
Coming soon:
- Conference Agenda
- Register your place
Venue and travel information
Coming soon:
- Venue and travel information
- Accommodation recommendations
Contact us
For any further queries or questions, please contact: frbc2026@glasgow.ac.uk
