Academic Advisory Group

To submit an abstract, please fill out this form. See full details in the Call for Papers.

We welcome contributions from the academic community to help inform the development of high-quality International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS Standards) and IPSASB Sustainability Reporting Standards (IPSASB SRS). 

Our Academic Advisory Group (AAG) facilitates structured engagements between the IPSASB and the academic community, helping ensure that academic research and insights contribute to our standard-setting process. The AAG is chaired by former IPSASB Chair, Andreas Bergmann, and includes IPSASB’s academic members, as well as representatives from the Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research (CIGAR) Network and International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM). 

We hold Research Fora on an annual basis to engage with the academic community. To support these fora, we issue Calls for Papers, encouraging academic researchers to contribute through scholarly papers. These academic outreach activities have allowed participants from academia and standard-setting bodies to discuss specific current and committed projects on our work program, as well as specific public sector topics identified for research activities. 

2026 Call for Papers

Grants of $2,000 USD are available. See full details in the Call for papers. 

Topics of Interest: 

• Application of Control in the Public Sector 
• Asset Recognition and Measurement 
• Adoption and Implementation Challenges Related to Sustainability Reporting 
• Disclosures of Public Policies with Climate-Related Outcomes 
• Digital Assets, Including Cryptocurrencies 
• Artificial Intelligence in Accounting and Reporting 

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 14, 2026.  Submissions must be in English.  

2027 Research Forum

For both the Call for Papers and the 2027 Research Forum, we continue our partnership with the CIGAR Network. The grant recipients, as well as other scholars, will present their papers at the 2027 IPSASB Research Forum to receive feedback from fellow academics.  

Important: Participants in the IPSASB Research Forum are expected to adhere to all submission deadlines and requirements associated with the Call for Papers and the Research Forum. 

Abstract Submission Deadline: September 14, 2026.  Submissions must be in English.  

• September 14, 2026 – Abstract Submission Deadline  
• October 30, 2026 – Grant Award Decisions 
• March 12, 2027 – First Draft Paper Submission Deadline 
• May 14, 2027 – Final Paper Submission Deadline 
• June 25, 2027 – Papers Presented at the 2027 IPSASB Research Forum, co-hosted by the CIGAR Network (Participants are expected to follow the registration procedure for the CIGAR Conference) 
• September 14–16, 2027 (tentative) – Papers Presented at the IPSASB Meeting

AAG Members 

• Andreas Bergmann (Chair) 
  Zurich University of Applied Sciences 

• Francesco Capalbo 
  University of Molise 

• Sandra Cohen (CIGAR) 
  Athens University of Economics and Business 

• Mari Kobayashi (IPSASB) 
  Waseda University 

• Scott Showalter (IPSASB) 
  North Carolina State University 

• Maria Francesca Sicilia (IRSPM) 
  University of Bergamo 

• Andrew van der Burgh (IPSASB) 
  University of Pretoria 

• Sung-Jin Park (IPSASB) 
  Yonsei University 

• Patricia Siqueira Varela  
  University of São Paulo