2024-2025 Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee
 

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

Charge

Carry out all activities to necessary to select recipients of the Competitive Manuscript Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

• Review and evaluate nominations from those manuscripts identified by the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee, based on the award criteria, observing subject matter interest, depth of research, contribution to knowledge, and organization of subject matter, with a focus on identifying those papers that have a reasonable chance of ultimately being publishable in The Accounting Review, and among those, the highest-quality and most deserving of being showcased by this important award.
• The Board of Directors Liaison may attend committee meetings but may not vote in the committee's deliberations.
• Select up to three award recipients based on award criteria.
• The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org
• The Selection Committee Chair or their delegate 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.

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise/Conflict of Interest Rules

• The current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review chairs the committee and forms the Selection Committee with a subset of editors and past editors from The Accounting Review after receiving the nominations from the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee.
• The committee consists of five or six members, including a voting Chair.
• 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

Committee Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

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