Accounting for research quality: Research audits and the journal rankings debate

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 26, Issue , 2015, Pages 2-22

  Rowlinson, Michael ^a   Harvey, Charles ^b   Kelly, Aidan ^c   Morris, Huw ^d   Todeva, Emanuela ^e  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting journals; Critical; Journal rankings; Research audit; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943698509     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2013.05.012     Document Type: Article

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