XXV Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium
Iscte Business School | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Lisbon, 30 – 31 January 2026
The XXV Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium marks a significant milestone for Grudis Network – its 25th anniversary, celebrating a quarter-century of fostering excellence in accounting research. Over the years, the Grudis Conference has served as a cornerstone for scholars dedicated to advancing knowledge in accounting and related fields. The addition of the Doctoral Colloquium in 2016 has further strengthened the role of the event in supporting emerging scholars. The XXV Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium embraces wholeheartedly this legacy and endeavours to continue on the path of excellence.
Held in Lisbon, the ‘City of Light’, the Portuguese capital welcomes the 2026 Grudis Conference and provides an inspiring setting. Known for its rich cultural heritage, stunning architecture, and vibrant atmosphere, Lisbon offers the perfect backdrop for insightful discussions, collaboration, and networking.
The event will feature a plenary address by a distinguished scholar which, together with the presentation of research papers and PhD projects, provides a setting for intellectually stimulating debate, free flow of ideas, and the invaluable feedback and insights from discussants and peers. The warmth and collegiality of Grudis Conferences creates the perfect setting for engaging conversations, developing professional networks, and exploring potential research collaborations.
We are warmly inviting accounting scholars, researchers, graduate students, and practitioners to join us in Lisbon for this special 25th-anniversary edition, the XXV Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium.
Submissions and participation from all researchers are welcomed.
We forward to welcoming you to Lisbon in January 2026 to celebrate this milestone together!
Keynote Speaker: Professor Mark Clatworthy
Mark Clatworthy is Professor of Accounting at the University of Bristol Business School. He completed his BSc and PhD in Accounting at Cardiff University. His interests are in the use of accounting information in capital markets and in audit markets. Inter alia, his research aims to understand the role of financial analysts in capital markets, and the decision usefulness of financial reporting information across different user groups.
Mark’s research has been published in various journals, including The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Accounting and Business Research, and Accounting in Europe. Along with Mike Peel, Mark was the recipient of the British Accounting Review Best Paper Award in 2022.
Mark is joint Editor-in-Chief of Accounting and Business Research and he sits on the editorial boards of European Accounting Review and Accounting in Europe. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Research Advisory Board and the EFRAG Academic Panel. He has previously served on the Research Panel of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, and the Academic Panel of the UK Financial Reporting Council.
He teaches advanced financial reporting and financial statement analysis across undergraduate, masters, and PhD programmes, and has supervised several doctoral students.
COMMITTEES
Scientific Committee
Standing Scientific Committee Members
▪ Chair: Sofia Lourenço [ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa]
▪ Paulo Alves [Católica Porto Business School]
▪ Ana Isabel Lopes [ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa]
Scientific Committee Members
Reviewers invited by the Standing Scientific Committee
Local Organizing Committee
Members:
▪ Chair: Ana Isabel Lopes [Iscte Business School]
▪ Ana Cristina Conceição [Iscte Business School]
▪ Ilídio Lopes [Iscte Business School]
▪ Inna Paiva [Iscte Business School]
▪ Jonas Oliveira [Iscte Business School]
▪ Rúben Silva Barros [Iscte Business School]
AWARDS
– Conference awards:
The XXV Grudis Conference and Doctoral Colloquium section offers participants access to the Outstanding Reviewer Award – Professor Ana Maria Rodrigues, the Outstanding Paper Award – Professor Lúcia Lima Rodrigues, and the Accounting and Management Review Award. Eligible PhD students have access to the Doctoral Colloquium Award.
– Outstanding Reviewer Award – Professor Ana Maria Rodrigues:
The Outstanding Reviewer Award recognises service excellence among peers. This award bears the name of Professor Ana Maria Rodrigues, the late Grudis member who distinguished herself for her selfless sense of service to the Grudis and wider accounting community. Winners receive a certificate in acknowledgement of their exceptional service to the review process.
The award is decided by the Standing Scientific Committee.
– Outstanding Paper Award – Professor Lúcia Lima Rodrigues:
The Outstanding Paper Award recognises conference papers that stand out for their excellence among peers. This award bears the name of Professor Lúcia Lima Rodrigues, the late Grudis member who distinguished herself for the outstanding contribution to accounting research through numerous and well-cited publications in leading journals. Winners receive a certificate in acknowledgement of the quality of their research.
The award is decided in a two-stage process that entails reviewers’ recommendations and a nomination by an independent panel. All conference papers are eligible.
– Accounting and Management Review (AMR) Best Paper Award:
The AMR Best paper Award recognises research papers presented during the Grudis Annual Conference whose authors explicitly indicate willingness to publish the work in the Accounting and Management Review. This award exclusively available to papers whose authors explicitly self-nominated for consideration. During the submission process (via EasyChair), authors will be prompted to indicate if they wish to be considered for the AMR Best Paper Award, confirming their willingness to publish their work in the Accounting and Management Review. Winners of the AMR Award will receive a certificate and a 500 euros prize in the acknowledgment of the quality of their research.
The Award is informed by reviewers’ recommendations and requires submission of the paper for publication in the Accounting and Management Review.
Please refer to the Regulation AMR Best Papers Award for further details on the AMR Award.
– Doctoral Colloquium Award:
Research projects submitted to the Grudis Doctoral Colloquium may participate, upon indication of authors and eligibility, in a selection process under the Grudis-EAA partnership agreement, which offers the following exclusive benefits for selected doctoral students:
Participation in the EAA PhD Forum (on the first morning of the EAA Congress) of the respective year in which they are nominated (upon registration at the EAA Congress);
Reduction of the EAA Congress registration fee by 250€ (not cumulative with the discount given to PhD students when they register for the first time);
Participation in the Peer Mentoring Initiative (PMI) of the EAA’s Accounting Research Center (ARC). PMI aims to provide doctoral students with feedback from European experts in the various areas of accounting. PMI works like a peer review system for a scientific journal, with the inherent confidentiality of projects. More information at https://arc.eaa-online.org/peer-mentoring-initiative;
Two years of free membership of the EAA, granting consequently access to the European Accounting Review and Accounting in Europe, as well as full access to the ARC website.
The Scientific Committee selects (up to) three awardees for the Doctoral Colloquium Award.
SUBMISSION
Manuscripts in English and Portuguese are accepted, with presentations and discussions in the language the paper is written.
The submission of the manuscripts is via EasyChair. Please register on the EasyChair platform if you have not done so yet. The submission process will require you to identify the authors of the manuscript and to submit a PDF file. This file needs to meet the follow criteria:
In parallel, a copy of the full paper, with identification of the authors, should be sent to the conference email conference@grudis.pt to be made available to registered participants ahead of the conference.
The submission deadline is 1 October 2025. All submissions (PhD projects and conference papers) will undergo a double-blind review process conducted by the Scientific Committee. Submitting authors will be notified of the acceptance (or otherwise) of their paper by late October 2025.
– Conference submissions:
Papers from all areas of accounting and drawing in all research methods are welcomed. In particular, we welcome papers focusing on issues in Auditing, Accounting Education, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, Accounting and Governance, History, Interdisciplinary/Critical, Accounting and Information Systems, Management Accounting, Public Sector Accounting & Not-For-Profit Accounting, Social and Environmental Accounting & Ethical Issues in Accounting, and Taxation. We also welcome all research method approaches, including Analytical/Modelling, Conceptual Development/Interpretative/Historical, Case/Field Study, Empirical Archival, Experimental, and Survey.
Authors should not submit papers presented at a previous Grudis Conference. Only in exceptional circumstances a second presentation will be permitted, and subject fundamental changes having been made to the paper.
Authors should also indicate through EasyChair if they wish to be considered for the AMR Award, which results from partnership between Grudis and the Order of Certified Accountants (OCC). For more details, see conference awards under the Program above.
Accepted papers will have a discussant. In reciprocating the benefit of receiving a discussion of your paper, by registering for the conference participants agree to serve as a discussant for one paper within their area of interest (if requested by the Organizing Committee).
The acceptance of papers becomes final only after completing the registration of the presenting author, up to two weeks after notification of acceptance (see also Key Dates, under Registration)
– Doctoral Colloquium submissions:
The research projects (in Portuguese or English), must contain a brief description of the problem(s) to be investigated, the research methodology to be adopted, the data to be used and its collection process, the expected results and contributions, and any difficulties in carrying out the project. Authors should not submit a research project presented previously at the Doctoral Colloquium. Only in exceptional circumstances a second presentation will be permitted, and subject fundamental changes having been made to the research project.
Authors of PhD projects should indicate through EasyChair if they wish to be considered for the Doctoral Colloquium award, which results from the Grudis-EAA partnership agreement. For more details, see the Awards section above.
The acceptance of research projects becomes final only after the author’s registration by the deadline (see Key Dates, under Registration).
KEY DATES
The dates for submission, acceptance and registration deadlines for the Conference and Doctoral Colloquium are the following:
REGISTRATION
Registrations will open on 15 November 2025 in accordance with the following schedule:
