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MGTP 424: Prof. Research & Comm for Accountants: Research

This guide depicts high-quality resources to support the students of Prof. Robert Schmidt's class

Abour Research Methods

Starting Places: Locating Research Articles

Collections of high-caliber sources on accounting research and industry trends gathered in one place

Review Articles & e-Books


News Sources


Accounting Standards & Guidance

There are two tools you can use to identify & research accounting standards, their context and guidance -

ARM has comprehensive, online database provides easy access to accounting, audit, internal controls, governmental and SEC authoritative literature, plus expert interpretive guidance. Get fast access to U.S and international authoritative and proposal stage literature, including complete Codification as issued by the FASB.

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Access accounting and financial statements standards (GAAP, IFRS) and codification. Interpretive guidance contents from AICPA, FASB, GASB, IASB, PCAOB, and the SEC Reference Library.

Other Academic Sources on Business/Legal/Policy Research


Professional Blogs & Sites

American Accounting Association Journals

The AAA is the largest community of accountants in academia and publishes key journals in the field of accounting, auditing and taxation that address issues in accounting scholarship, education and practice. You may browse your favorite title(s) through the links below, or use Business Source Complete if you want to search topics across all of these journal titles at once. Bonus: If you create an account in Business Source Complete, you can set up email alerts for new issues of your favorite journal, or follow a topic.

Top Accounting Journals

These are considered the top accounting research journals.

You may browse your favorite title(s) through the links below, or use Business Source Complete if you want to search topics across all of these journal titles at once. Bonus: If you create an account in Business Source Complete, you can set up email alerts for new issues of your favorite journal, or follow a topic.