examine the construction of research articles published in high ranking interdisciplinary accounting journals. The paper can … interdisciplinary accounting journals. Design/methodology/approach – The analysis is based on articles published during 2010 in …. Findings – Based on the construction of accounting academic articles in the highly ranked interdisciplinary journals, the …

The authors address two informal writing assignments implemented in introductory economics classes. One assignment … involves students writing short reflection papers, and the other assignment involves students writing short journal entries for …

Scholars today are under increasing pressure to publish in A-journals, the main role of which consists in certifying …

response times (FRT) of economics journals can be related. When the optimal FRT and the norm about how much time refereeing …

writing requirements and research-oriented courses, as in a capstone experience. The author describes results of a survey of … economics departments at U.S. institutions designed to determine the degree to which writing assignments are required and the … existence and form of research-oriented opportunities, such as honors, capstone and senior experiences, and the senior thesis …

We describe a successful, semester-length writing skills development programme conducted at the University of Toronto … Mississauga (UTM) with intermediate level undergraduate financial accounting students. The programme focused on improving students …' writing in five competency areas: organization, grammar, style, professional writing and case writing. Effectiveness was …

of journals when papers arising from such research are submitted for publication. …The authors shows the problems that can arise when research is done in the context of humanitarian relief work and also … notes that ethical oversight of such research needs to be rigorous, but also pragmatic. It discusses particularly the role …

assumption is that authors who publish in the best finance research journals will apply the same standards of excellence and …. Research limitations/implications – The identification of a unique set of the 23 “best” journals in any academic field is an … fields of accounting and economics) might short change the research records of some education authors. Originality …

payment, and many full freely accessible journals are now available to scholars, providing relief to research institutions …The rising star of scholarly publishing is Open Access. Even some traditional journals now offer this option on author … journals by the community remains a major obstacle to overcome if they are to become a viable alternative for scholarly …

Research policy in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) is difficult to implement because of the very … demonstrated that, in each discipline, a market for academic research exists. The necessity to set up “hybrid forums” including … both scientists and profanes is underlined. This kind of research policy generates information asymmetries which call for a …