Bonner SE (Bonner, Sarah E.), Hesford JW (Hesford, James W.), Van der Stede WA (Van der Stede, Wim A.), Young SM (Young, S. Mark) "The most influential journals in academic accounting " ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY 31 (7): 663-685 OCT 2006

Thu Nov 16 16:23:53 EST 2006

E-mail Addresses: mark.young at marshall.usc.edu 

Title: The most influential journals in academic accounting 

Author(s): Bonner SE (Bonner, Sarah E.), Hesford JW (Hesford, James W.), 
Van der Stede WA (Van der Stede, Wim A.), Young SM (Young, S. Mark) 

Source: ACCOUNTING ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY 31 (7): 663-685 OCT 2006 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 65      Times Cited: 0  

Abstract: 
In this article we summarize the findings of articles that have ranked 
academic accounting journals, as well as articles that provide other bases 
for considering journal quality. Results indicate that five journals-
Accounting, Organizations and Society, Contemporary Accounting Research, 
Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, and 
The Accounting Review-rank consistently as the top journals in the field. 
However, these five journals differ substantially as to the numbers of 
articles they publish overall as well as the proportions of articles that 
are related to the various specialty areas of accounting. Further, the 
relative proportions of articles by area do not correspond to the numbers 
of individuals working in the specialty areas. Financial accounting 
articles appear in disproportionately high numbers for all journals except 
Accounting, Organizations and Society, whereas management accounting 
articles appear in disproportionately low numbers for all journals except 
Accounting, Organizations and Society. In all journals, systems and tax 
articles also appear to be disproportionately low vis-a-vis the numbers of 
individuals working in these areas. Auditing receives fairly even exposure 
across journals and vis-a-vis individuals in the area, except in the 
Journal of Accounting and Economics. (c) 2005 Published by Elsevier Ltd. 

Addresses: Young SM (reprint author), Univ So Calif, Marshall Sch Business, 
Leventhal Sch Accounting, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA

Univ So Calif, Marshall Sch Business, Leventhal Sch Accounting, Los 
Angeles, CA 90089 USA

Cornell Univ, Sch Hotel Adm, Dept Finance Accounting & Real Estate, Ithaca, 
NY 14853 USA

E-mail Addresses: mark.young at marshall.usc.edu 

Publisher: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, 
KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND 

Subject Category: BUSINESS, FINANCE 
IDS Number: 080YP 

ISSN: 0361-3682 

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