New Accounting Scholars's Publications in Accounting and Nonaccounting Journals

Abstract

Publications in nonaccounting journals are commonly omitted in accounting faculty productivity studies, and we examine whether that omission matters. We use samples consisting of two groups of new scholars who received an accounting Ph.D. (1987/88 and 1977/78 graduates) and took tenure-track positions at U.S. universities. We combine data from multiple databases to obtain an extensive list of research publications pertaining to these individuals. During the first seven employment years, the 87/88 (77/78) Ph.D. sample published, on average, 1.95 (1.55) total research articles per scholar, including 1.38 (1.15) articles appearing in accounting journals. These findings suggest that new scholars commonly use nonaccounting journals as publication outlets, and that publication counts increase substantially when publications in both nonaccounting and accounting journals are considered. In addition, the 87/88 scholars published in nonaccounting journals more often than did the 77/78 scholars. Finally, publications in nonaccounting journals occur somewhat later in accounting scholars' careers.

Evaluating faculty publications in accounting Ph.D. programs: The Author Affiliation Index as an alternative

“…Second, authors are categorized on the basis of their institutional affiliation; there is no mechanism for determining that they represent a specific discipline (e.g., articles in The Journal of Business Ethics are less likely to have accounting faculty authors than those in an accounting-specific journal). Although Christensen et al (2002) note that accounting scholars publish in many nonaccounting journals, this may be a concern if a faculty group is seeking a narrower approach to recognizing acceptable publication outlets. In addition, the AAI does not mitigate the exclusivity bias of some of the top-rated journals.…”

“…Works based on such a count have examined such issues as the productivity of promoted faculty at AACSB-accredited versus non-accredited schools (Englebrecht, Iyer, & Patterson, 1994) and AACSB-accredited, non-doctoral schools compared to doctoral schools (Reed, Rama, & Raghunandan, 1998), institutional antecedents of research productivity (Fogarty & Ruhl, 1997), gender differences in promoted faculty at non-doctoral and doctoral institutions (Rama, Raghunandan, Logan, & Barkman, 1997), and publication totals of new faculty at both non-doctoral and doctoral institutions in both accounting and non-accounting journals (Christensen, Finger, & Latham, 2002).…”

Publication records of accounting and finance faculty promoted to professor: evidence from the UK

“…The other view is that, as an interdisciplinary discipline, publications in non-accounting and finance journals have comparable value. In this context, Christensen et al (2002) find that US accounting faculty commonly use non-accounting journals as publication outlets and that this tendency increases throughout the career.…”

Publication Records of Faculty Promoted to Professor: Evidence from the UK Accounting and Finance Academic Community

“…The other view is that, as an interdisciplinary discipline, publications in disciplines related to accounting and finance have comparable value. In this context, Christensen et al (2002) find that US accounting faculty commonly use non-accounting journals as publication outlets and that this tendency increases throughout the career.…”