1. A comprehensive review of pertinent literature within the doctoral work's purview, establishing a distinctive positioning for the submitted paper within the field.

2. Clear articulation of the primary conceptual framework or hypothesis underpinning the paper, highlighting its originality.

3. Precise elucidation of the problem domain and a focused exploration of the specific problem addressed in the research.

4. A detailed description of the methodological approach employed to investigate and resolve the identified problem.

5. Identification and thorough discussion of the expected contributions that the paper is poised to make to the existing body of knowledge in the field.

6. An in-depth account of the research activities undertaken, accentuating key findings and insights from the conducted investigations.

In addition to the research paper, a consolidated file of supplemental documents is required. The doctoral student, serving as the primary author, is asked to submit a single Word file containing the following supplemental documents (1)-(4):

1. An introductory letter in which you indicate what you wish to obtain from the Doctoral Colloquium and what you will bring to the Doctoral Colloquium.

2. A one-page research statement in your research field. This statement must answer the following two questions

Question 1 - Which field description characterizes your doctoral research best? [single choice]

~ Management accounting and information systems

~ Social, critical, organizational, and historical perspectives on accounting

~ Corporate reporting and analysis, governance and auditing, and taxation

Question 2- Which methods do you use in your doctoral research? [multiple choice]

~ Analytical

~ Empirical Archival

~ Experimental (Lab or Field)

~ Interviews and other qualitative methods

~ Questionnaire/Survey

3. Your CV

4. An official letter of recommendation from your primary dissertation advisor. It should state what you could contribute and gain from the doctoral consortium. (Your advisor must use the template, APMAA2025 DC Recommendation Form (Updated on Feb.21, 2025) at APMAA (Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association) 2025 Annual Conference (s-ueno.sakura.ne.jp).

1. The primary (first author) should be a doctoral student responsible for researching the topic. If the supervisor contributes as a co-author, they should be listed as a second or subsequent author. As this is a doctoral colloquium, students can only collaborate on their research papers with their supervisors, not fellow students.

2. The official language is English in both writing and presentation. If English is not your mother tongue (first language), check your draft by employing a professional editor and/or with a spelling- and grammar-matching application such as Grammarly before submitting your manuscript. You can download a free version on a webpage and install it on your PC. If your document is hard to read, we will decline it (Desk rejected).

3. Abstract should be 200-300 words on a separate page preceding the text. Show five keywords below the abstract. The text should be as concise as the subject and research method permit. The text length should be about 4,000-8,000 words.(If not, Desk Rejected). Use Times New Roman font with font size 12, page size A4, and single-spaced ("2025 Guideline for Authors (Formatting and Template)" on APMAA 2025 Annual Conference in Malaysia (https://ari.uitm.edu.my/apmaa2025).

4. You should submit all manuscripts to the Doctoral Colloquium Sessions Track of the CMT (Conference Management Toolkit - Login). If you are new to CMT, please create your account by registering your ID (Email) and Password in the CMT system (Conference Management Toolkit - Create New Account) before submitting your paper. If you have a CMT account, there is no need to make a new account. You can log in to the CMT by using the account. Please click "Create new submission" in your Author console and select "Doctoral Colloquium Sessions." Edit the "Create New Submission" page and submit your manuscript. We will open the submission site on May 1, 2025. The Paper Submission Deadline is July 15, 2025. Please ensure your submission meets the conference's guidelines for accepting scholarly papers.

5. The Doctoral Colloquium Chairs will arrange the selection of the accepted papers using a peer-review process and assign a mentor to the accepted one.

6. When the first author (a doctoral student) has completed registration and submission of the camera-ready full-length paper before the due date (Sep.15, 2025), the accepted manuscripts will be included in the in-house proceedings (a collection of camera-ready full-length papers). APMAA does not allow authors to present their papers when they refuse to have full-length papers in Doctoral Colloquium proceedings.

7. Each paper of the 2025 Doctoral Colloquium will be given 35 min ((5 min. Introduction by the mentor, 15 min. Presentation by the student, 10 min. Discussion by the mentor, and 5 min. Q&A). Note that the first author (doctoral student) must present.

How do you submit your documents to the 2025 CMT (Conference Management Toolkit - Login)?

APMAA 2025 employs the Conference Management Toolkit (CMT)that Microsoft Corporation provides to manage submitted papers.

CMT→ Author console →+Create New submission (select the Doctoral Colloquium Paper Sessions track) →Edit "Create New Submission" page

MS-CMT Structure of the APMAA2025

(Track 1) Academic Paper Sessions → Primary subject areas (14) → Secondary subject areas

(Track 2) Doctoral Colloquium Paper Sessions

(Track 3) Other (Speakers for Plenary Session, Forum, and Doctoral Seminar)

(Track 4) Organizer's Practice (Soley for the use of the Organizer)

If you have any questions regarding the Doctoral Colloquium Paper submission, please contact:

Normah Omar (normah645@uitm.edu.my), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Sharifah Norzehan Syed Yusuf (shari893@uitm.edu.my), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Tuan Zainun Tuan Mat (tuan693@uitm.edu.my), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Salwa Zolkaflil (salwazolkaflil@uitm.edu.my), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Fazlida Mohd Razali (fazlida@uitm.edu.my), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia