Aims and Scope

The Journal of Accounting, Ethics & Public Policy (JAEPP) was founded in 1998 by Dr. Robert W. McGee as a peer-reviewed academic platform for scholarly discussion in the interconnected fields of accounting, ethics, and public policy.

JAEPP publishes research that examines the intersection of accounting, ethics, and public policy. The journal gives particular consideration to theoretical and empirical studies that explore the influence of accounting on public policy and the impact of public policy on accounting practice, regulation, transparency, accountability, ethical governance, taxation, corporate responsibility, public finance, and institutional decision-making.

The journal welcomes diverse scholarly contributions, including original research articles and literature reviews. It encourages interdisciplinary approaches that connect accounting with business ethics, public administration, governance, regulatory studies, anti-corruption studies, sustainability, economic policy, corporate accountability, and social responsibility.

Since March 2026, JAEPP has been published by the University of Southern Indiana, United States. This institutional transition builds upon the editorial leadership of Prof. Mark McKnight, Editor-in-Chief of JAEPP and faculty member at the University of Southern Indiana. The transition strengthens the journal’s institutional framework while preserving its scholarly continuity, editorial independence, open-access mission, and established academic focus.

JAEPP remains an open-access, peer-reviewed journal with no submission or publication charges. The journal is published biannually and follows a continuous publication model, with accepted articles assigned to two designated issues per year.