Editor's note

Citation

Hoque, Z. (2007), "Editor's note", Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change, Vol. 3 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaoc.2007.31503caa.001

Editor's note

With this special issue of 2007, the Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change completes its third year of journey. I wish to thank all who have been supporting this journal since its inception in 2005.

I am very pleased to share with you the news that I have decided to include two new sections in the journal which will appear in 2008.

Book review section

The book review section will include independent reviews of research-based books and monographs, textbooks, methodological books, edited books, etc. Ms Carolyn Fowler at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand will serve as Book Review Editor. Authors and publishers need to submit two copies of each publication to the book review editor for consideration for possible review. Contact details of the Book Review Editor are as follows: Ms Carolyn Fowler, School of Accounting and Commercial Law, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand, Tel.: (64-4) 463 6506, E-mail: carolyn.fowler@vuw.ac.nz

Doctoral research abstract series

The doctoral research section will publish materials from recently completed (not more than five-years old) doctoral research in an extended abstract form in the areas of organisational and accounting change in all branches of accounting: auditing, financial accounting, public sector accounting, social and environmental accounting, and management accounting. Authors need to submit their work using the journal's structured abstract form, which can be downloaded from the journal's web site.

The abstract should not be more than 500 words. It should include the following:

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  the dissertation title;

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  the research purpose;

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  design/methodology/approach;

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  findings;

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  research limitations/implications;

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  practical implications;

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  originality/value; and

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  discipline area (auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, public sector accounting, social and environmental accounting; not-for-profit accounting, organizational studies/management, etc.).

Each submitted work will be published subject to an independent review. Dr Cristiano Busco at the University of Siena, Italy has agreed to serve as the Doctoral Research Abstract Series Editor. Authors are requested to send their materials electronically via e-mail to: Associate Professor Cristiano Busco, Department of Business and Social Studies, University of Siena, Piazza S. Francesco, 8 53100, Siena, Italy, Tel.: (0039) 0577 235116; E-mail: busco@unisi.it

Special issues

The current issue of the journal is our first special issue on management accounting in less developed countries. I would like to thank Dr Chandana Alawattage of Aberdeen University Business School, Professor Trevor Hopper and Dr Danture Wickramasinghe of Manchester Business School for guest editing this special issue.

We have three more issues in the pipeline for 2008 and 2009. We welcome ideas for special issues in all branches of accounting. Please e-mail me your ideas to: z.hoque@latrobe.edu.au

Thank you for supporting the Journal.

Zahirul Hoque