The determinants of a successful accounting manuscript: Views of the informed

作者: Tony Brinn , Michael John Jones

DOI: 10.1016/J.ACCFOR.2007.12.002

关键词: PerceptionMainstreamPublishingConsistency (negotiation)Perspective (graphical)OriginalityEditorial boardPublic relationsPsychologyAccounting

摘要: Abstract Publishing academic articles is a key measure by which the performance of modern academics judged. However, there surprising lack guidance to authors about manuscript characteristics influence journal acceptance decisions. This article reports results study into perceptions 129 editorial board members 87 statements relating publishability manuscripts in accounting journals. The respondents indicated certain factors enhanced chances publication (e.g., statistical significance, originality, appropriate statistics and application theory) detracted from replication, secondary data, polemic pieces, overlapping work accessibility). Reviewers perspective US journals were more concerned with use statistics, generalisability samples case studies. There was high degree consistency results. We found no systematic differences between those adopting critical as opposed mainstream research.

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