Despite stated editoral scope and guidelines many accounting journals cover a rather blurred field of accounting. So do you perceive any real difference in scope, letting aside special issues and call for papers with a norrow focus?
Hi Paul.
Well, a journal for various reasons may add some articles that are not within its scope. You may find the same journal accepting an article and refusing another as "out of scope" although both articles are about the same topic, probably due to editor's recommendation and/or other reasons. However, I would choose a journal according to ranking and scope as well.
Dear Charbel, dear Ahmed,
Thank you for your contribution! From your opinion, why are the metrics biased? Is it due to a language- or country-specific predominance?
By the way, recently, I came across the paper "The diminishing influence of celebrity authors in a diversified world of accounting journals" (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274138526_The_diminishing_influence_of_celebrity_authors_in_a_diversified_world_of_accounting_journals). It also points towards major changes of the system of academic journals.
Paul
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