*CPE Session 6: Saturday, August 2, 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Description/Objectives:
This workshop identifies meaningful strategies for getting your research published in scholarly accounting journals. We will work through the research process, starting with generating significant research topics, then going on to developing the topic, research design, and data collection issues, writing the paper, deciding where to submit the paper, and managing the review process. We will give particular attention to challenges facing authors resident in universities outside North America.

The workshop will consist of two parts. First, Linda Bamber (former editor of The Accounting Review) will conduct an interactive seminar on the research process and strategies for getting your paper published. Second, Michael Bamber (former consulting editor of The Accounting Review) will illustrate the strategies covered in the first part of the session by using case studies of two papers (an archival empirical paper and a behavioral paper) recently published in The Accounting Review by authors residing outside the U.S.

Participants will be expected to spend approximately six hours in advance preparation for the workshop, including reading two background papers, the two case-study papers, and selected editorial correspondence. Participants will then respond to several questions based on these materials, which will be provided six weeks prior to the workshop.

Format/Structure:
This workshop will be conducted as an interactive seminar and case study.

Intended Audience:
Scholarly researchers, particularly those resident at universities outside North America, who are interested in publishing in high-quality scholarly accounting journals, especially AAA journals.

Presenters:
Linda Bamber, University of Georgia
E. Michael Bamber, University of Georgia