Drivers of citations: An analysis of publications in “top” accounting journals

Meyer, Matthias; Waldkirch, Rüdiger W.; Duscher, Irina; Just, Alexander

doi:10.1016/j.cpa.2017.07.001

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“…Researchers have different perspectives when building a theoretical framework to identify factors relating to an articleʼs impact. Prior research on this topic identifies universalist, social constructivist, and presentation perspectives (Dang & Li, 2018; Meyer, Waldkirch, Duscher, & Just, 2018; Stremersch et al, 2007). Figure 7 shows the theoretical framework that we use for this study.…”

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“…According to the universalist perspective, the basis of an articleʼs citations is its content (Dang & Li, 2018; Meyer et al, 2018; Stremersch et al, 2007). Prior research suggests various characteristics within this perspective (Chan et al, 2009; Dang & Li, 2018; Meyer et al, 2018; Schwert, 1993; Stremersch et al,2007, 2015; Valtakoski, 2019). These features primarily relate to an articleʼs quality and its domain.…”

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A bibliometric analysis of European Financial Managementʼs first 25 years

Baker

Kumar

Pandey

2020

Euro Fin Management

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This bibliometric analysis recognizes European Financial Managementʼs (EFM) 25th anniversary. EFMʼs output and impact have grown considerably since 1994. Although EFM focuses on financial issues in Europe, US authors are now its most frequent contributors. Evidence suggests greater gender diversity and collaboration among EFM authors over time. Most EFM publications focus on the stock market and investor behavior, portfolio performance, risk and risk management, firm ownership and corporate governance, banking, and organizational performance. We also identify key attributes associated with EFMʼs citations such as article and title length, reference count, and lead female author.

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Section: Impact Of Efm Articlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Impact Of Efm Articlesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A bibliometric analysis of European Financial Managementʼs first 25 years

Baker

Kumar

Pandey

2020

Euro Fin Management

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“…We cannot know for sure why a publication is cited or what role the citation has (Cronin 1984, p. 29;Kärki and Kortelainen 1998, p. 67;Moed 2005, p. 80). Meyer et al (2018) analyse what drives citations considering universalism (article content) and particularism (author characteristics). Based on a three-step regression of articles published in five 'top' 2 accounting journals, they urge caution against the use of citation counts as an indicator of quality.…”

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A long-term bibliometric analysis of journals influencing management accounting and control research

Balstad

Berg

2019

J Manag Control

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This paper explores which journals publish management accounting research and which sources are most cited in these journals. We apply bibliometric methods based on citation data from Web of Science and Scopus. Quantitatively, we examined the boundaries of management accounting by analysing 506,753 and 1,075,838 cited references from each respective database in the timespans 1945-2018 and 1960-2018 and found that the five most cited journals represent 6.5% and 4.7% of the total citations. The most cited journal in both Web of Science and Scopus is AOS, followed by MAR. The findings are discussed in light of diversity, and the article will claim that the boundaries of management accounting research are not subject to severe constraints. Google Scholar was initially chosen alongside Web of Science and Scopus, but, among other challenges, Google Scholar does not provide comparable citation data. Therefore, issues concerning using citation data and databases are also thoroughly discussed.

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“…Under this system's influence, scholars tend to engage in research projects that match the targeted journal. And, if top journals privilege particular types of research, other types of research may be disregarded: for example, US top accounting journals specifically adhere to economics-based, quantitative studies, while giving limited room to qualitative studies using social theories (Meyer, Waldkirch, Duscher, & Just, 2018). Roberts (2018) even argues that the North American élites of accounting scholars, especially the editors and editorial board members of the top journals, suffer from an overly narrow focus on what is proper accounting research.…”

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New development: Our hate–love relationship with publication metrics

Helden

Argento

2019

Public Money & Management

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This article discusses the increasing importance of publication metrics in research. Four themes are addressed: the impact of journal metrics on issues like research funding and tenure; the unintended consequences of these metrics; whether the niche domain of public sector accounting journals is threatened by these metrics; and how researchers can best deal with the mania surrounding journal metrics. This article is part of an ongoing and larger research project about the identity shift of public sector accounting researchers due to an increasing importance of publication metrics. IMPACT This article aims to contribute to awareness of the downsides of the use of publication metrics based on so-called 'top' journals.

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Drivers of citations: An analysis of publications in “top” accounting journals

Cited by 66 publications

References 70 publications

A bibliometric analysis of European Financial Managementʼs first 25 years

A bibliometric analysis of European Financial Managementʼs first 25 years

A long-term bibliometric analysis of journals influencing management accounting and control research

New development: Our hate–love relationship with publication metrics

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