Accounting in Europe aims to contribute to policy debate by publishing high quality articles that provide new insights for research, practice, policy and regulation. The journal therefore welcomes contributions in all areas of accounting, including, but not limited to, analyses of contemporary developments in accounting, auditing, standard setting and regulation. Accounting in Europe consists of two main sections: Issues in European Accounting contains articles solicited by the editorial team, while Research Articles contains standard academic research papers. All articles undergo editorial screening and single (Issues in European Accounting) or double-blind peer review (Research Articles). Accounting in Europe welcomes papers from a wide range of paradigms and research methods, as long as they are presented in an accessible manner to its mixed academic and practitioner readership and enhance the understanding or the development of accounting and auditing either in Europe or for Europe from a global perspective. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.