Prof. Batuhan Güvemli received his Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance from Marmara University in 2008. He is a distinguished academic specializing in accounting and finance history, with numerous international publications, including books and articles in peer-reviewed journals. He has also contributed to various national and international research projects.

He has held positions as a Board Member and Committee Member at the Technology Research and Development Application Center of Trakya University and served as AACSB Accreditation Coordinator at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of the same university. Currently, he is a Board Member of the Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa Vocational School of Social Sciences and serves as the Head of the Department of Accounting and Tax Practices. In addition, he is the President of the Oktay Güvemli Accounting and Finance History Research Foundation.

Prof. Güvemli is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), the Academy of Accounting Historians (AAH), and the Istanbul Chamber of Certified Public Accountants (İSMMMO). Beyond his academic endeavors, he has substantial professional experience as an accounting auditor.

Viatcheslav Sokolov is a doctor of economics, professor of St Petersburg State University of Economics. Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers responsable for accounting consultancy. Author of more than 200 publications on theory and history of Accounting.


Surname/ family name SOKOLOV

First name(s). forenames (s) Viatcheslav

How do you wish your name to appear in chapter headings, table of contents and notes on contributors? Viatcheslav Sokolov

Academic job title/ description Doctor Professor

Main university/ institutional affiliation…St.Petersburg State University of Economics… affiliation 21 Sadovaya str., St. Petersburg, 191023 Russia


Street mailing address for correspondence 6 Klimentovskiy lane Moscow, Russia, 115184
Email address sokolov@unecon.ru, vyacheslav.sokolov@tedo.ru, vyacheslavsokolov27@gmail.com

Date of birth: 27 April 1964
Nationality: Russian, French

Membership of professional bodies: Member of the Methodology Committee for Accounting Standards, Russian Ministry of Finance; Member of the Institute of Professional Accountants of Russia. Member of EAA fnd AAA (Academy of Accounting Historians)
Key qualifications Prepared and read courses on: Accounting theory, History of accounting, Participated in TACIS projects financed by EU (2000-2008)
Key publications in last time:
Russia. The chapter 4 in A global history of accounting, financial reporting and
Public policy: Eurasia, the middle east and Africa / Emerald Group Publishing
Limited,Sydney, 2012 co-author M. Kuter
A history of professional accounting societies in St Petersburg // Accounting History August 2015, vol 20 (3), p. 375-395,
Can IFRS Be Considered Accounting?. The chapter in IFRS in a Global World
pp.187-200 / IFRS in a Global World. International and Critical Perspectives on
Accounting Essays in Honor of Professor Jacques Richard. Edited by Bensadon D., Praquin N. - Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London: 2016ISBN 978-3-319-28223-7 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-28225-1

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