Abstract:This study examines the accounting research among Canadian higher education institutions over the last two decades (1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010). Overall, thirty-eight Canadian universities contribute 4.1% of all publications in 28 leading accounting journals. The five most productive universities are the
“…Our supplemental analysis extends prior research which has tended to include only a prescribed list of journals, whether it be top‐10, top‐28 or top‐40 journals (see Mathieu and McConomy, ; Chan, Chen, Tong, and Zhang, ; Hasselback, Reinstein, and Abdolmohammadi, ). By providing a detailed summary of the breadth of publication activities of 30 of Canada's most productive accounting researchers, we also extend prior research by providing insight into the finding of prior studies that women accounting academics tend to publish less in highly ranked outlets than their male counterparts (Dwyer, ; Hasselback et al., ; Kirchmeyer, Reinstein, and Hasselback, ; Rama, Raghunandan, Logan, and Barkman, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Chan et al. (: 13) note that: Concerning accounting research in Canada, Richardson and Williams () examine the productivity of Canadian academic accountants through analyses of articles published in ten refereed journals between 1976 and 1989. In a later study, McConomy and Mathieu () [sic, it should be Mathieu and McConomy] examine the research productivity of academic accountants at Canadian universities for the 11‐year period from 1990 to 2000.…”
Section: Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chan et al. () report on a 20‐year retrospective review of the productivity of Canadian universities in 28 leading accounting journals, rather than by individual academics. Chan et al.…”
Section: Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chan et al. () find that Canadian universities’ productivity underperforms universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia when all 28 journals are considered, but outperforms United Kingdom and Australian universities when only the top six accounting journals are considered.…”
Section: Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chan et al. () include 14 journals edited outside the United States in their list of 28 top accounting journals and weight articles by number of co‐authors and co‐affiliations (links to more than one institution). They did not include any publications by accounting academics in non‐accounting journals, so they do not capture the interdisciplinary nature of some academics' research interests.…”
We assess the research publication productivity of Canadian‐based accounting researchers in highly ranked accounting journals for the 2001–13 period. Our research provides important benchmarks for use by individual researchers and universities for matters such as promotion and tenure decisions. For example, each Canadian‐based faculty member had approximately 0.50 of a weighted article for the 13‐year period, and 45 percent of all accounting faculty members published at least once in a top‐10 accounting journal. We also provide an overview of the type of research being published by Canadian‐based researchers in each of the top‐10 journals (financial accounting, managerial, audit, tax or other) and we assess how productivity at top‐10 journals has changed over time. In supplemental analysis, we compare and contrast the productivity of the 15 male and 15 female academics that publish most in top‐10 accounting journals to assess the breadth of outlets being used beyond top‐10 outlets (including FT 45 journals, accounting journals ranked “A”, “B”, and “non‐A/B”; non‐accounting peer‐reviewed journals, non‐peer‐reviewed outlets). The supplemental analysis also helps to shed light on the finding from this paper, and prior research, that women are less likely to be represented on lists of those with most publications in highly ranked accounting journals, by comparing the two groups of researchers across a variety of institutional and other factors.
“…Our supplemental analysis extends prior research which has tended to include only a prescribed list of journals, whether it be top‐10, top‐28 or top‐40 journals (see Mathieu and McConomy, ; Chan, Chen, Tong, and Zhang, ; Hasselback, Reinstein, and Abdolmohammadi, ). By providing a detailed summary of the breadth of publication activities of 30 of Canada's most productive accounting researchers, we also extend prior research by providing insight into the finding of prior studies that women accounting academics tend to publish less in highly ranked outlets than their male counterparts (Dwyer, ; Hasselback et al., ; Kirchmeyer, Reinstein, and Hasselback, ; Rama, Raghunandan, Logan, and Barkman, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 75%
“…Chan et al. (: 13) note that: Concerning accounting research in Canada, Richardson and Williams () examine the productivity of Canadian academic accountants through analyses of articles published in ten refereed journals between 1976 and 1989. In a later study, McConomy and Mathieu () [sic, it should be Mathieu and McConomy] examine the research productivity of academic accountants at Canadian universities for the 11‐year period from 1990 to 2000.…”
Section: Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chan et al. () report on a 20‐year retrospective review of the productivity of Canadian universities in 28 leading accounting journals, rather than by individual academics. Chan et al.…”
Section: Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chan et al. () find that Canadian universities’ productivity underperforms universities in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia when all 28 journals are considered, but outperforms United Kingdom and Australian universities when only the top six accounting journals are considered.…”
Section: Recent Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Chan et al. () include 14 journals edited outside the United States in their list of 28 top accounting journals and weight articles by number of co‐authors and co‐affiliations (links to more than one institution). They did not include any publications by accounting academics in non‐accounting journals, so they do not capture the interdisciplinary nature of some academics' research interests.…”
We assess the research publication productivity of Canadian‐based accounting researchers in highly ranked accounting journals for the 2001–13 period. Our research provides important benchmarks for use by individual researchers and universities for matters such as promotion and tenure decisions. For example, each Canadian‐based faculty member had approximately 0.50 of a weighted article for the 13‐year period, and 45 percent of all accounting faculty members published at least once in a top‐10 accounting journal. We also provide an overview of the type of research being published by Canadian‐based researchers in each of the top‐10 journals (financial accounting, managerial, audit, tax or other) and we assess how productivity at top‐10 journals has changed over time. In supplemental analysis, we compare and contrast the productivity of the 15 male and 15 female academics that publish most in top‐10 accounting journals to assess the breadth of outlets being used beyond top‐10 outlets (including FT 45 journals, accounting journals ranked “A”, “B”, and “non‐A/B”; non‐accounting peer‐reviewed journals, non‐peer‐reviewed outlets). The supplemental analysis also helps to shed light on the finding from this paper, and prior research, that women are less likely to be represented on lists of those with most publications in highly ranked accounting journals, by comparing the two groups of researchers across a variety of institutional and other factors.
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