1. Publishing in Accounting Journals J. E. Hunton Bentley College

2. q-Quality Motivation Motivation Contribution Contribution Theory Theory Ellison, G. 2002. Evolving Standards for Academic Publishing: A q-r Theory. Journal of Political Economy 10 (5): 994-1034.

3. r-Quality Methodological rigor Methodological rigor Data collection Data collection Literature review Literature review Statistical analyses Statistical analyses Robustness of findings Robustness of findings Generality of results Generality of results Future extensions Future extensions Ellison, G. 2002. Evolving Standards for Academic Publishing: A q-r Theory. Journal of Political Economy 10 (5): 994-1034.

4. q-r Theory QUALITYQUALITY 1970s PresentFuture q r Assumes eventual equilibrium due to social norms and expectations. Ellison, G. 2002. Evolving Standards for Academic Publishing: A q-r Theory. Journal of Political Economy 10 (5): 994-1034.

5. Motivation Motivation Contribution Contribution Theory Theory Methodological Rigor Methodological Rigor Data Collection Data Collection Literature Review Literature Review Statistical analyses Statistical analyses Robustness of findings Robustness of findings Generality of results Generality of results Future Extensions Future Extensions q-Quality post hoc Fatal Flaw post hoc Maybe fixable Depends…? post hoc Probably Fixable r-Quality Ellison, G. 2002. Evolving Standards for Academic Publishing: A q-r Theory. Journal of Political Economy 10 (5): 994-1034.

6. Ideal Effort Expenditure EFFORTEFFORT 0% 100% Creating q-Quality 50% Developing r-Quality 25% Exposing & Revising 15% Submitting & Publishing 10%

7. Observed Effort Expenditure EFFORTEFFORT 0% 100% Creating q-Quality Developing r-Quality Exposing & Revising Submitting & Publishing 50% 5% 35% 10%

8. Ideal versus Observed Effort EFFORTEFFORT 0% 100% Creating q-Quality Gap Developing r-Quality Gap Exposing & Revising Gap Submitting & Publishing Gap - 40% + 25% - 10% + 25%

9. Researching, writing and publishing takes a long, long time. Researching, writing and publishing takes a long, long time. Rough Estimates: Rough Estimates: Creating q-Quality 6 Months Creating q-Quality 6 Months Developing r-Quality 6 Months Developing r-Quality 6 Months Exposing and Revising 6 Months Exposing and Revising 6 Months Submitting and Publishing24 Months Submitting and Publishing24 Months First round: 2-6 months First round: 2-6 months Your response: 1-3 months Your response: 1-3 months Second round: 2-4 months Second round: 2-4 months Your response: 1-2 months Your response: 1-2 months Last round: 1-2 months Last round: 1-2 months Your response: 1-1 months Your response: 1-1 months Publication: 1-6 months Publication: 1-6 months Total9-24 months Total9-24 months How long does it take?

10. You need to have a portfolio of multiple projects on-going at all times. At a minimum: You need to have a portfolio of multiple projects on-going at all times. At a minimum: Year One: Two projects Year One: Two projects Year Two: Four Projects Year Two: Four Projects Year Three: Six Projects Year Three: Six Projects Thereafter: When one project in the portfolio of six drops off (hopefully via publication acceptance), add another and try to maintain at least six projects in your portfolio at all times! Thereafter: When one project in the portfolio of six drops off (hopefully via publication acceptance), add another and try to maintain at least six projects in your portfolio at all times! Lesson Learned

11. Keys to Successful Publishing Before Submitting to a Journal

12. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution Before Submitting to a Journal What have you contributed to the extant state of knowledge?

13. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution R elevance R elevance Before Submitting to a Journal Does the study have theoretical and/or practical importance?

14. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution R elevance R elevance E xhaustiveness E xhaustiveness Before Submitting to a Journal Do you know the literature, and have you suitably interpreted and incorporated prior findings?

15. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution R elevance R elevance E xhaustiveness E xhaustiveness A ccuracy A ccuracy Before Submitting to a Journal Are you properly analyzing your data and drawing inferences?

16. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution R elevance R elevance E xhaustiveness E xhaustiveness A ccuracy A ccuracy T heory T heory Before Submitting to a Journal To what extent is the theoretical development and/or application correct?

17. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution R elevance R elevance E xhaustiveness E xhaustiveness A ccuracy A ccuracy T heory T heory E xposure E xposure Before Submitting to a Journal Have you received sufficient input from researchers on and off your co-author team?

18. Keys to Successful Publishing C ontribution C ontribution R elevance R elevance E xhaustiveness E xhaustiveness A ccuracy A ccuracy T heory T heory E xposure E xposure Before Submitting to a Journal Create value!

19. Keys to Successful Publishing After Submitting to a Journal

20. Keys to Successful Publishing R esponsive R esponsive After Submitting to a Journal Reply in detail to each comment made by the editor and reviewers.

21. Keys to Successful Publishing R esponsive R esponsive E xplanatory E xplanatory After Submitting to a Journal Thoroughly, yet politely, explain how and why you responded to each comment; and, how and why you performed questioned procedures, methods, analyses, etc.

22. Keys to Successful Publishing R esponsive R esponsive E xplanatory E xplanatory P ersistent P ersistent After Submitting to a Journal Stand your ground when appropriate, have faith in your study, and do not let the review process defeat you! If rejected, learn from the constructive input you received and remember-- there is a home for all good work, so never give up!!

23. Keys to Successful Publishing R esponsive R esponsive E xplanatory E xplanatory P ersistent P ersistent L audatory L audatory After Submitting to a Journal Most editors and reviewers expend a great deal of valuable time and energy on their reviews, so take the occasion to compliment them on their hard work and helpful input where appropriatenot gratuitously, but earnestly.

24. Keys to Successful Publishing R esponsive R esponsive E xplanatory E xplanatory P ersistent P ersistent L audatory L audatory Y ielding Y ielding After Submitting to a Journal It is acceptable to hold firm on a position when you believe you are right, but, many times you are so close to your work that it is difficult to see a legitimate alternate perspective. Be flexible and adaptive to review commentsmost of the time your paper is significantly enhanced through the review process!

25. Keys to Successful Publishing R esponsive R esponsive E xplanatory E xplanatory P ersistent P ersistent L audatory L audatory Y ielding Y ielding After Submitting to a Journal REPLY with care!

26. I am not changing my paper! I am not changing my paper! The stubborn syndrome Pathological Syndromes

27. Wow, this is a brilliant idea, lets conduct a study now before someone else beats us to the punch! Wow, this is a brilliant idea, lets conduct a study now before someone else beats us to the punch! The tortoise and hare syndrome

28. This first draft reads so well that we should send it into a journal immediately! This first draft reads so well that we should send it into a journal immediately! The unread paper syndrome Pathological Syndromes

29. In all humility, this study is clearly Top Tier material and nothing less! In all humility, this study is clearly Top Tier material and nothing less! The perfect syndrome Pathological Syndromes

30. The editor and reviewers obviously did not understand my paper those incompetent nincompoops! The editor and reviewers obviously did not understand my paper those incompetent nincompoops! The idiot syndrome Pathological Syndromes

31. Ill persuade the editor and reviewers that I am right and prove that they are wrong! Ill persuade the editor and reviewers that I am right and prove that they are wrong! The determined syndrome Pathological Syndromes

32. S tubborn syndrome S tubborn syndrome T ortoise and hare syndrome T ortoise and hare syndrome U nread syndrome U nread syndrome P erfect syndrome P erfect syndrome I diot syndrome I diot syndrome D etermined syndrome D etermined syndrome