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 2024 award, papers appearing in print in AJPT in in 2021, 2022, and 2023 are eligible for nomination.
Nominations should include a brief statement (2-3 paragraphs) indicating the perceived or potential contribution of
the paper.
Award
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Purpose
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Criteria
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Frequency
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Eligibility
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Nomination Process
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Selection Committee
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Nature of Award
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Other
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Outstanding Service to AJPT
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To recognize outstanding service provided by members of the Audit Section to the Journal, typically
in the role of manuscript referee.
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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.
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One to three awards may be given annually and the recipient is announced at the Audit Section’s
Mid-Year Meeting.
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Members of the Audit Section who served as a reviewer for an AJPT submission during the
calendar year under consideration.
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The Senior Editor in consultation with the current Editors will nominate potential recipients.
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The award recipient is selected by the AJPT Senior Editor.
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Plaque
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None
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A Journal of Practice & Theory Best Paper Award
Past Award Winners
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
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BEST PHD STUDENT PAPER
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BEST PAPER
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Purpose
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To recognize high quality submissions to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting
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To recognize high quality submissions to the Auditing Section Midyear Meeting
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Criteria
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• 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.
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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.
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Frequency
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A maximum of one award may be made each year
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A maximum of two awards may be made each year
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Eligibility
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Submission of paper to the Midyear Meeting.
Members of the Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee are not eligible for the award.
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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.)
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Nomination Process
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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.
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All papers submitted to the Midyear Meeting will be considered as nominations.
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Selection Committee
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Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee.
Co-chairs may form a committee, approved by the President, to handle the selection.
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Audit Midyear Meeting Planning Committee.
Co-chairs may form a committee, approved by the President, to handle the selection.
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Awards
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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.
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Plaque.
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Other
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First Awarded at the 2009 Auditing Section Midyear Meeting
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First Awarded at the 2010 Auditing Section Midyear Meeting
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Past Award Winners
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.
Past Award Winners
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.
Past Award Winners