STEPHEN A. ZEFFa* and THOMAS R. DYCKMANb
a Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA; b SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
This article is a historical review and analysis of the first 50 years of Accounting and Business Research.
Keywords: history; journals; literature; Accounting and Business Research
1. Introduction
Accounting and Business Research (ABR), the journal wrapped in dark green covers, is now celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW, Institute), and has risen to become one of the leading generalist accounting research journals. Since its beginning, ABR’s aim has been to bridge the worlds of accounting research and accounting practice. Only nine persons have served as editor of ABR:
1970–1975 Walter Taplin
1975–1986 Robert Parker
1987–1993 Robert Parker and Christopher Nobes
1993–2006 Kenneth Peasnell
2006–2012 Pauline Weetman
2012–2015 Vivien Beattie
2016– Mark Clatworthy, Juan Manuel García Lara, and Edward Lee
The purpose of this article is to review the evolution of ABR in the context of the changing landscape of accounting research. In the course of writing this 50-year review, the authors have singled out many articles that, in their judgement, showed more than the usual promise to be of enduring value to the field of accounting, taking into account the generalist and ‘bridging’ character of the journal. The authors communicated via e-mail with the living past editors and present editors to secure their recollections, but, unfortunately, none of the past editors’ ABR records have survived.
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2020.1731115
