The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA) was founded in 2004. It is an academic organization that supports members for their research and practices on
management accounting about
Asia-Pacific region.
The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association provides a platform for management accounting academics and practitioners mainly in the Asia Pacific region to improve their contribution to global scholarship and to the lives of the people of the region. APMAA accomplishes the above purpose through fostering worldwide connections of communication, learning and sharing of management accounting knowledge in the areas of education, research, and practice.
Annual Conference
Annual Conferences have been hosted by APMAA, under collaboration with local and national accounting organizations and universities, to enable members to present their research results regularly.
The 2004 Annual Forum was held on 24–25, November 2004 in
Malaysia.[15]
The 2002 Annual Forum was held on 3 and 4 November in
Fukuoka, Japan.[16]
Journal
The Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Journal (APMAJ) was first published in 2006, two years after establishing the Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association (APMAA - which is based in
Japan), Accounting Research Institute & Faculty of Accountancy (through AMARC) and University Publication Centre (UPENA),
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). Its initial publication in 2006 was once a year but effective 2010, the journal issue was increased to twice a year, respectively in June (Issue 1) and December (Issue 2).), and three times a year (April, August and December) since 2018.
APMAA News is the electronic newsletter of the Asia-Pacific Accounting Association. It is published online three times per year in English. The newsletter reports on relevant APMAA events, professional activities and announcements involving members and their associates, and other topics relevant to the membership.[22]