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2023-2024 Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee
 

Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

To volunteer for this committee, please click HERE. 

Charge

Carry out all activities necessary to screen candidates for the Competitive Manuscript Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

• Actively seek and submit nominations
• Review and evaluate nominations
• Select up to six nominees for the award based on the award criteria, observing subject matter interest, depth of research, contribution to knowledge, and organization of subject matter
• For 2023-2024, the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Screening Committee also serves as the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee. The Selection Committee is comprised of the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review and a subset of editors from The Accounting Review chosen by the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review. Beginning in 2024-2025, the Senior Editor of The Accounting Review will Chair the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee.
• The Screening Committee Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.
• If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, they should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.
• All conflict-of-interest rules applicable to The Accounting Review also apply to both the Screening and Selection Committee members. Conflicts are managed at the discretion of the Chair (either by replacing the committee member or recusing the committee member from voting on the paper for which they have a conflict). 

Members

Estimated Time Commitment

• September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations; participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
  • Approx. 3 hours 
• February 1 – March 2 – Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select up to six nominations for the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee
  • Approx. 5 hours reviewing nominations; varies based on number of nominations 
• By March 2 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the set of nominees to be forwarded to the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee
  • Approx. 1 hour
• August – Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • Preparation for presentation could take approximately 1–4 hours 
     

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

• Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

• Five or six members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
• Care should be taken that the Committee include members with a range of expertise, who are knowledgeable about exceptional, current accounting research,
• And to be sure the Committee includes one member knowledgeable in the field of quantitative analysis and another knowledgeable in behavioral science.