Rankings of academic journals in accounting, finance, and information system: Perception from the college chairpersons

International Journal of Accounting & Information Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-105

  Wu, Ji ^a   Hao, Qian ^b   Yao, Michelle Y m ^c  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILKES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting; Finance; Information systems; Publications; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993077272     PISSN: 18347649     EISSN: 17589037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18347640910967744     Document Type: Article

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