AAAJ , thematic special issues and research innovation: revisiting the next decade
Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
ISSN: 0951-3574
Article publication date: 8 November 2019
Issue publication date: 19 November 2019
Abstract
Purpose
Expanding upon the special issue entitled “The special issue: AAAJ and research innovation”, published in 2012, this introduction to the second special issue of the genre is concerned with selected thematic special issues of AAAJ appearing during the second decade of publication from 1998 to 2007. The paper explores research innovation by means of the thematic issues addressed from this decade.
Design/methodology/approach
This paper provides a background to this special issue and an outline of the articles included. The issue features seven retrospective/prospective articles written by the guest editors of special thematic issues published during 1998 to 2007, supplemented where appropriate by other co-authors or, in one instance, by a new author team.
Findings
The guest editors and other contributing authors sought to identify and discuss the progression of each field since the AAAJ special issue was published, and to assess the impacts of the special issues to this progression, and to propose future research developments in the designated fields.
Research limitations/implications
This commentary on articles published is no substitute for carefully reading these contributions. The papers provide a comprehensive review of key developments in the literature until most recently and explore the opportunities for further innovative interdisciplinary accounting research.
Originality/value
This AAAJ special issue, and the earlier 2012 prototype, constitute a different approach to producing special issues, where the original special issues are revisited with a view to assessing research trends and impacts and to identifying research developments which are ripe for pursuing in each of these interdisciplinary accounting fields.
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Acknowledgements
This paper forms part of a special section “Special issue: AAAJ and research innovation - the next decade 1998 to 2007”.
Gratitude is expressed to the founding Joint Editors of AAAJ, Lee Parker and James Guthrie, for supporting the preparation of this second special issue of the genre dealing with the second decade of publication of the journal. Appreciation is also expressed to all contributors of papers published in this special issue for their dedication to this project. The referees who reviewed submissions for the special issue are acknowledged for their constructive, thoughtful and timely comments. Peter Foreman, Delfina Gomes and Brian West helpfully provided valuable comments on earlier iterations of this paper. Appreciation is also expressed to the two anonymous referees of the journal for their constructive and helpful comments on earlier versions of this work. The referees’ valuable feedback has undoubtedly assisted the authors, including the writer, in developing and refining the articles published in this special issue.
Citation
Carnegie, G.D. (2019), "
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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