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Welcome to the Auditing Section
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Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award
The Auditing Section requests nominations for the Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (AJPT) Best Paper Award. The Section established this award in 2012 to annually recognize a paper published in AJPT that has had a significant influence on, or the potential to significantly influence, auditing research or practice. The assessment of what constitutes an outstanding contribution to auditing research is based upon the following criteria: (1) a demonstrable or anticipated impact on audit research or practice, (2) the importance of the problem(s) addressed, (3) the creativity of the research, and (4) the appropriateness of the theoretical development, research method, and analysis. Nominations for the award will be accepted from members of the Auditing Section and self-nominations are allowed.
The paper selected for the award will be chosen by the AJPT Best Paper Award Selection Committee. The committee includes the Senior Editor of AJPT at the time the award will be conferred, the most recent past Senior Editor, and three other members chosen by the Auditing Section Vice President, Academic. For the 2021 award, papers appearing in print in AJPT in in 2018, 2019, and 2020 are eligible for nomination.
Nominations should include a brief statement (2-3 paragraphs) indicating the perceived or potential contribution of the paper. All nominations must include a full citation to the nominated work and a detailed letter highlighting the reasons for the nomination.
Please submit nominations to Keith Jones via email (keithjones@ku.edu) by the earliest possible date, but no later than August 15, 2021.
| Award | Purpose | Criteria | Frequency | Eligibility | Nomination Process | Selection Committee | Nature of Award | Other |
| Outstanding Service to AJPT | To recognize outstanding service provided by members of the Audit Section to the Journal, typically in the role of manuscript referee. | Factors considered in recognizing outstanding service include, but are not limited to, the quality of the review reports submitted, their timeliness in completing assigned reviews, the volume of reviews conducted, and their willingness to accept review requests. | One to three awards may be given annually and the recipient is announced at the Audit Section’s Mid-Year Meeting. | Members of the Audit Section who served as a reviewer for an AJPT submission during the calendar year under consideration. | The Senior Editor in consultation with the current Editors will nominate potential recipients. | The award recipient is selected by the AJPT Senior Editor. | Plaque | None |
A Journal of Practice & Theory Best Paper Award
2021
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Best Audit Section Midyear Awards
Best Midyear Meeting Paper Award
To recognize high quality submissions to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting. Specific criteria are left to the discretion of the Audit Midyear Planning Committee. Factors to be considered by the Audit Midyear Planning Committee might include reviewer comments and reviewer nominations. The paper selected must be selected for presentation at a concurrent session. Members of the Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee are ineligible for the award. All papers submitted to the Midyear Meeting will be considered as nominations.
Panel B: Awards for Best Papers Submitted to the Midyear Meeting
| BEST PHD STUDENT PAPER | BEST PAPER | |
| Purpose | To recognize high quality submissions to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting | To recognize high quality submissions to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting |
| Criteria | • The paper can be single-authored, or co- authored. If the paper is co-authored, the PhD student must be the presenting author. • The PhD student- author must be a PhD student as of the deadline for submitting the paper to the Midyear Meeting. • The PhD student may be employed at an institution other than the PhD granting institution. • The paper may be related to the dissertation, but does not have to be related to the dissertation. Submissions for this award do not affect the eligibility of the student to also apply for the Outstanding Dissertation Award or to receive the Award for Best Paper submitted to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting. | Specific criteria are left to the discretion of the Audit Midyear Planning Committee. Factors to be considered by the Audit Midyear Planning Committee might include reviewer comments and reviewer nominations. The paper selected must be selected for presentation at a concurrent session. |
| Frequency | A maximum of one award may be made each year | A maximum of two awards may be made each year |
| Eligibility | Submission of paper to the Midyear Meeting. Members of the Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee are not eligible for the award. | Submission of paper to the Midyear Meeting. Members of the Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee are not eligible for the award. (As the Executive Committee members are not part of the selection or approval processes their paper submissions are eligible for the award.) |
| Nomination Process | When submitting a paper to the Midyear Meeting, the PhD student should indicate in the transmittal email that the paper is being submitted for consideration for the Best PhD Student Paper Award. | All papers submitted to the Midyear Meeting will be considered as nominations. |
| Selection Committee | Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee. | Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee. |
| Awards | The PhD student-author of the winning paper will receive a $1,000 monetary award. If the paper has more than one PhD student-author, the monetary award will be split among the student-authors. One student-author of the paper will receive reimbursement of travel costs to cover 3 hotel nights, meeting registration costs, and coach airfare up to $2,000. | Plaque. |
| Other | First Awarded at the 2009 Auditing Section Midyear Meeting | First Awarded at the 2010 Auditing Section Midyear Meeting |
| Audit MYM Best Archival Paper Audit MYM Best Behavioral Paper |
Best Midyear Meeting Doctoral Student Paper Award
To recognize high quality submissions to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting. The paper can be single-authored, or co- authored. If the paper is co-authored, the PhD student must be the presenting author. The PhD student- author must be a PhD student as of the deadline for submitting the paper to the Midyear Meeting. The PhD student may be employed at an institution other than the PhD granting institution. The paper may be related to the dissertation, but does not have to be related to the dissertation. Submissions for this award do not affect the eligibility of the student to also apply for the Outstanding Dissertation Award or to receive the Award for Best Paper submitted to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting. When submitting a paper to the Midyear Meeting, the PhD student should indicate in the transmittal email that the paper is being submitted for consideration for the Best PhD Student Paper Award.
| 2021 Sudip Bhattacharjee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Sean Hillison, Virginia Tech, Carissa Malone, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
AJPT Award for Outstanding Reviewer Performance
To recognize outstanding service provided by members of the Audit Section to the Journal, typically in the role of manuscript referee. Factors considered in recognizing outstanding service include, but are not limited to, the quality of the review reports submitted, their timeliness in completing assigned reviews, the volume of reviews conducted, and their willingness to accept review requests. The Senior Editor in consultation with the current Editors will nominate potential recipients.
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