BA (Business Studies), MSc (Op. Res.), PhD (Acc. Ed.), Cert. TESOL, CA
Chair in Accounting History
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- Email Address
- alan.sangster@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
MacRobert 809
- School/Department
- Business School



External Memberships
Editor-in-Chief, Accounting Education (Routledge)
Trustee of The Academy of Accounting Historians
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS)
Latest Publications
What Counts as 鈥楬istory鈥� in Accounting History?: Historicity, Dual Integrity, and Bridging the New/Traditional Divide
Accounting HistoryContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Digital Accounting History: Adoption of a Digitalized Historical Research Methodology
Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 53, no. 1, pp. 35-51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Digital accounting history, a new beginning 鈥� an investigation into the adoption of a digital research methodology
Accounting HistoryContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
A Profession at a Crossroads鈥擨nsights from a Historical Lens
Accounting HorizonsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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A critical history of double entry accounting 1150-1800
World Scientific, Singapore. 440 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Prizes and Awards
2025 Le Prix Joseph Colleye d'Histoire de la comptabilité from the Association pour l'Histoire du management et des organisations, Paris, France.
The 2022 'Outstanding Accounting Educator Award' of the American Accounting Association.
The 2022 'Outstanding Contribution to Accounting & Finance Education Award' of the British Accounting & Finance Association
The 2021 ‘Barbara D. Merino Award for Excellence in Accounting History Publication’ from the Academy of Accounting Historians section of the American Accounting Association.
The 2015 ‘Hourglass Award’ of the Academy of Accounting Historians.
The 2014 ‘Premio Enrique Ferna虂ndez Pen虄a de Historia de la Contabilidad' from The Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration (AECA).
The 2013 British Accounting and Finance Association ‘Life-Time Achievement Award’.
The 2009 Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Accounting Education’ from the British Accounting Association Special Interest Group in Accounting Education.
The 1997 Award for ‘Excellence in Teaching Innovation’ from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
The 1995 Award for ‘Outstanding Educator’ from the Artificial Intelligence/Expert Systems Section of the American Accounting Association.
- Research
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Research Overview
Accounting History
Business History
Research Areas
Accepting PhDs
I am currently accepting PhDs in History.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.
Research Specialisms
- Accounting
- History
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is , published under the licence.
Current Research
History of Accounting, business practice, and business education in the Medieval, early modern, and modern periods (c.1200-2000)
- Publications
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Accounting history in the digital age
Accounting History, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 3-6Contributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Digitalising medieval accounting research: Andrea Barbarigo鈥檚 Venetian Cash Account 1430鈥�1434
Accounting History, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 44-67Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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'Going digital': Its place in research into the history of modern accounting
Accounting History, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 7-22Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Unethical Peer Review
Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 95-109Contributions to Journals: Review articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Bookkeeping, but not for profit: A special form of double entry in a 16th century Venetian charity
British Accounting Review, vol. 55, no. 5, 101175Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Accounting and accountability practices in the obraje of San Ildefonso of Quito: An eighteenth century productive proto-capitalist model
Accounting History, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 58-89Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Vale L煤cia Lima Rodrigues
Accounting History, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 5-8Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Avoiding Whig interpretations in historical research: an illustrative case study
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal, vol. 35, no. 6, pp. 1402-1430Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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Lost in translation: Pacioli鈥檚 de computis et scripturis
Accounting History, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 311-342Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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The Business Needs that Drove the Emergence of Double Entry: In Defense of Pacioli, again 鈥� It is Time to Remove Those Dark Glasses
Accounting Historians Journal, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 93-109Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI:
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