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Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study
Abstract
This study is based on a bibliometric analysis of 639 articles published between 2021 and 2025, using data obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database. The research addresses various themes related to accounting education. These themes include the role of technological developments such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and the metaverse in accounting education, students' competencies in accounting education, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on distance education and accounting education, the relationship between social media and accounting education, the influence of mobile applications on accounting education, ethics and sustainability issues, the theory-practice gap in accounting education, and the use of simulations, case studies, and curriculum development. This study argues that topics such as digitalization, AI, online learning, and sustainability have become key areas shaping the future of accounting education. The findings show that these themes are increasingly represented in academic literature and will likely become even more critical in the future, supporting this claim.
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Ethical Statement
This study has been conducted without the need for approval from an ethics committee or ethics statement. The study has been carried out by the author(s) in accordance with scientific standards, in an unbiased and objective manner.
Thanks
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References
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Library and Information Studies (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 31, 2025
Submission Date
April 14, 2025
Acceptance Date
October 28, 2025
Published in Issue
Year 2025 Number: 1
APA
Alkan, A. T., & Acer, H. (2025). Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 1, 20-45. https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG
AMA
1.Alkan AT, Acer H. Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;(1):20-45. https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG
Chicago
Alkan, Alper Tunga, and Hakan Acer. 2025. “Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: A 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study”. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 1: 20-45. https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG.
EndNote
Alkan AT, Acer H (December 1, 2025) Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 1 20–45.
IEEE
[1]A. T. Alkan and H. Acer, “Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study”, KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 1, pp. 20–45, Dec. 2025, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG
ISNAD
Alkan, Alper Tunga - Acer, Hakan. “Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: A 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study”. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 1 (December 1, 2025): 20-45. https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG.
JAMA
1.Alkan AT, Acer H. Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi. 2025;:20–45.
MLA
Alkan, Alper Tunga, and Hakan Acer. “Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: A 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study”. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, no. 1, Dec. 2025, pp. 20-45, https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG.
Vancouver
1.Alper Tunga Alkan, Hakan Acer. Thematic Trends in Accounting Education: a 2021–2025 Bibliometric Study. KMÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1;(1):20-45. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64AP53KG