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Academic performance, publishing and peer review: peering into the twilight zone

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  • James Guthrie
  • Lee D Parker
  • John Dumay

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to present a critique of published research access and peer review, considering their impacts on accounting scholarship. Design/methodology/approach - – The paper is based on literature and publishing document review, experiential reflections and argument. Findings - – The authors reveal changes in publishing formats and accessibility, the challenges of managing research quality and significance and the challenges of avoiding constraint and foreclosure of significant new knowledge and its effective dissemination. Research limitations/implications - – This paper discusses the research and publishing community’s opening to new, flexible opportunities for knowledge creation and dissemination. Originality/value - – The discussion challenges the status quo of traditional academic journal publication and points to an innovative future.

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  • James Guthrie & Lee D Parker & John Dumay, 2015. "Academic performance, publishing and peer review: peering into the twilight zone," Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 28(1), pages 2-13, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:aaajpp:v:28:y:2015:i:1:p:2-13
    DOI: 10.1108/AAAJ-11-2014-1871
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    Cited by:

    1. Lu Jiao & Graeme Harrison & Jinhua Chen & Kym Butcher, 2021. "Does emotional intelligence matter to academic work performance? Evidence from business faculties in Australia," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 61(1), pages 1181-1204, March.
    2. Margaret K. Merga & Sayidi Mat Roni & Shannon Mason, 2020. "Should Google Scholar be used for benchmarking against the professoriate in education?," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 125(3), pages 2505-2522, December.

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