AUDITING: A Journal of Practice

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AUDITING A Journal of Practice Theory
(AJPT)ajpt_at_bc.edu

• Jeff Cohen Senior Editor
• Jennifer Joe Editor
• jjoe_at_udel.edu

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Journal fit

• AJPTs mission to contribute to improving the
  practice and theory of auditing
• We seek to publish
• Original research that embody improvements in
  auditing theory or auditing methodology
• Research on the discussion and analysis of
  current issues that bear on prospects for
  developments in auditing practice and in auditing
  research
• All research methods are welcome
• Articles related to audit education and audit
  cases should be submitted to Issues in Accounting
  Education

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AJPT 5 year SSCI Impact Factor

1. JAE 4.668
2. AOS 3.834
3. JAR 3.774
4. TAR 3.426
5. CAR 2.296
6. AJPT 1.946
7. RAST 1.935

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Publication activity

• 3 year acceptance rate 16
• Typical turnaround 60 90 days (75)
• Recent outcome history
• Rejections 70 in Round 1 10 in Round 2
• Acceptances Round 3 6 Round 4 12
• Special issues (Sept. 1, 2015 submission
  deadline)
• Auditing and the Public Interest
• Auditing in a Changing Environment
• A Retrospective Evaluation of SOX and the
  Auditing Profession

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Is your paper ready for submission?

• Is your contribution demonstrated clearly?
• Have you ruled out alternative explanations?
• Have you presented it at workshops?
• Have you presented it at conferences?
• Have you received feedback from other researchers
  working in the same space?

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Is your paper ready for submission?

• Does it relate well with other papers published
  in your target journal?
• Have you been an effective self critic?
• Do you pass the Kinney-paragraphs test?
• Did you evaluate your Libby boxes?
• Did you double, triple check to avoid grammatical
  and spelling errors
• Are references checked (completion existence)?
• Remember submission to multiple journals is
  prohibited in accounting

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Handling reviewer comments

• Dont make it personal think its just a game
• Dont rush to resubmit, be sure you really
  understand the comments
• Get help interpreting comments and evaluating
  your response
• Make a good faith effort to address all comments
• Be respectful and persuasive when disagreeing
  with the reviewers

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Suggested reading

• Bradbury, Michael E. 2012. Why You Dont Get
  Published An Editors View. Accounting
  Finance, Vol. 52, Issue 2, pp. 343-358, 2012.
• Evans, John Harry and Feng, Mei and Hoffman,
  Vicky B. and Moser, Donald V. and Van der Stede,
  Wim A. 2014. Points to Consider When
  Self-Assessing Your Empirical Accounting
  Research. University of Pittsburgh Working Paper.

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Thank you!

• Questions and comments?