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

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  • Tony Brinn
  • Michael John Jones

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

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  • Tony Brinn & Michael John Jones, 2008. "The determinants of a successful accounting manuscript: Views of the informed," Accounting Forum, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(2), pages 89-113, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:accfor:v:32:y:2008:i:2:p:89-113
    DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2007.12.002
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    1. Paola Ramassa & Francesco Avallone & Alberto Quagli, 2024. "Can “publishing game” pressures affect the research topic choice? A survey of European accounting researchers," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 28(2), pages 507-542, June.
    2. Zeynep Didem Unutmaz Durmuşoğlu & Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, 2021. "A TOPSIS model for understanding the authors choice of journal selection," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 126(1), pages 521-543, January.
    3. João Lunkes Rogério & Ripoll Feliu Vicente M. & Silva Da Rosa Fabricia, 2012. "Pesquisa científica em contabilidade gerencial: estudo comparativo entre Espanha e Brasil," Contaduría y Administración, Accounting and Management, vol. 57(2), pages 159-184, abril-jun.
    4. Geert Van Campenhout & Tom Van Caneghem, 2010. "Article Contribution and Subsequent Citation Rates: Evidence from European Accounting Review," European Accounting Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(4), pages 837-855.

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