In our continuing efforts to better serve our existing stakeholders and to expand our audience, the Public Interest Section of the American Accounting Association is delighted to announce its new peer review practice for contributors to its professional blog.
Upon request by a contributing author, two blind reviewers will be asked to review a submission and to reply with comments within three weeks. Given that a blog post is a much “lighter” document than a journal article, a three week review period should prove to be a manageable task.
After this original review, the finalization of a blog post should not require more than three additional weeks. Thus, blog posts are expected to require no more than six weeks “from submission to publication” in most circumstances. Submissions that address breaking news stories and other extremely topical events may be published much more quickly.
We expect that the publication of peer reviewed blog submissions will result in more submissions from a wider array of authors. Although a peer reviewed blog post is clearly not equivalent to a traditional journal publication, it is nevertheless recognized as a valid second tier intellectual contribution by many academic institutions.
Please contact Michael Kraten at Houston Baptist University if you wish to contribute a post, to discuss a topic for a potential blog post, or to volunteer to serve as a reviewer. Most importantly, thank you for your continuing interest in our section!