Ormerod [Ormerod RJ. An observation on publication habits based on the analysis of MS/OR journals. Omega Int J Mgmt Sci 1997;25:599-603.] contributes to an ongoing debate by pointing out that not only do US authors frequently publish in UK journals, but also that journal articles can be analysed on...

This short note adds to the debate on the most effective way in which to measure research quality. A survey of UK accounting academics shows that peer reviews are perceived to be more important than citation indices. This result is also true when the respondents were partitioned by seniority,...