Editorial Policy:
The Accounting, Finance & Governance Review is dedicated to publishing high-quality original scholarly work in accounting, finance and governance. It is eclectic and pluralistic. Papers in all categories of scholarly activity will be considered, including (but not limited to) reports on empirical research, analytical papers, review articles, papers dealing with pedagogical issues and critical essays. Possible topics include: financial accounting; management accounting; finance; financial management; capital markets research; governance; performance management; auditing; taxation; public and not-for-profit sector accounting; social and environmental accounting; accounting education; and accounting history. The journal encourages critical assessment of current practice, investigations of the impact of accounting, finance and governance on the socio-economic and political environment and analysis of the implications of policy alternatives. Papers drawing on evidence from specific national settings or wider comparative international settings are welcome.
This journal operates a double anonymised review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles.
Notes for Contributors:
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The Accounting Finance, & Governance Review is a fully open-access Journal and does not charge any fees to authors or readers.
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Papers should be submitted in Word document form in double spacing in journal style. Papers should not normally exceed 8,000 words.
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There should be a separate cover page giving the title, author(s), affiliation(s) and one address to which correspondence regarding the paper (including proofs) should be sent.
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An abstract of not more than 100 words should be given at the beginning of the paper.
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Up to 6 keywords should appear following the abstract.
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Authors whose papers are selected for inclusion will be asked to submit the final version of their paper in word document, strictly in accordance with publication guidelines that will be issued with the editorial decision.
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Citations in the text should be by author’s name and year of publication, for example, Black (1972) or (Brown, 1972). In the case of citations of books or specific quotations, page numbers should be given, for example (White, 1992, pp. 10–11). Where more than one publication by the same author in a given year is cited, they should be distinguished by lower case letters after the year, for example (Green, 1987a, Green, 1987b). For work with 3 or more authors, include the name of the first author only followed by et al. in every citation throughout the text.
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References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the manuscript in APA style:
- DeAngelo, L.E. (1981). Auditor Size and Audit Quality, Journal of Accounting and Economics, 3 (3), 183–199.
- European Commission (1996). Green Paper on the Role, the Position and the Liability of the Statutory Auditor within the European Union, October, Brussels: European Commission.
- Faulkner, R.R (1982). Improvising on a Triad. In Van Maanen, J., Dabbs, J.M. and Faulkner, R.R. (eds.), Varieties of Qualitative Research, (Vol. 5, pp. 65–101), Sage Publications.
- Fielding, N.G. & Fielding, J.L. (1986). Linking Data: Qualitative Research Methods. Sage Publications.
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Only works referred to in the text should be listed, and a general bibliography should not be included.
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Footnotes should be kept to a minimum. All pages of the paper should be numbered consecutively.
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In initial submissions, tables and diagrams may be either included at the appropriate point in the text or attached on separate pages after the references with their positions indicated in the text. Any exceptional costs of artwork for diagrams will be charged to authors.
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Papers are accepted for publication on the understanding that they are subject to editorial revision and have not previously been published.
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In the preparation of papers, authors must observe copyright rules and practices.
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Authors should correct proofs quickly and should not make revisions on proofs.
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Authors submitting a paper do so on the understanding that, if it is accepted for publication, authors retain unrestricted copyright and all publishing rights. Their paper will be published as an open-access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (CCBY-NC-4.0). View this license’s legal deed at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 and legal code at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode for more
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All initial paper submissions are screened for similarity and plagiarism using iThenticate.
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Authors are not permitted to use Generative AI tools, with the exception of use for English language improvement, and possible assistance in statistical analysis.