Accounting and the Public Interest (API)

Accounting and the Public Interest (API) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Accounting Association that focuses on the intersection of accounting practices and public interest concerns. The journal explores how accounting influences society, governance, regulation, transparency, and accountability in both public and private sectors. The journal publishes research that examines the ethical, social, and regulatory implications of accounting. Key themes include financial reporting quality, corporate accountability, public sector accounting, auditing standards, taxation policy, corporate governance, sustainability reporting, and the role of accounting in economic policy-making. It also highlights issues such as fraud prevention, financial transparency, and the social responsibility of accounting professionals. Unlike purely technical accounting journals, Accounting and the Public Interest emphasizes the broader societal impact of accounting decisions. It encourages interdisciplinary research combining accounting with economics, law, political science, and ethics. The journal is widely respected in academic and policy-making circles for addressing how accounting systems affect public welfare and institutional trust. It serves as a platform for scholars interested in improving accountability and transparency in organizations and governments, making it an important resource for researchers, regulators, and professionals concerned with ethical and socially responsible accounting practices.

Accounting and the Public Interest (API) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, financial reporting quality, corporate accountability, public sector accounting, auditing standards, taxation policy, corporate governance, sustainability reporting, the role of accounting in economic policy-making, fraud prevention, financial transparency, the social responsibility of accounting professionals , Online , Yearly Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN E-ISSN: 1530-9320, Established: 2009,
• Does Not Provide Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE