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Dawning Of The Age Of Quantitative/Empirical Methods In Accounting Research: Evidence From The Leading Authors Of The Accounting Review, 1966-1985, Robert James Fleming, Joel E. Thompson

Accounting Historians Journal

This study documents changes that took place in The Ac­counting Review during 1966-1985 compared with earlier 20-year periods, 1926-1945 and 1946-1965. The comparisons are based on examining the articles published in The Accounting Review and writ­ten by its leading authors (i.e., those authors who published the most articles). The article considers topics, research methods, finan­cial accounting subtopics, citation analyses (including influential journals, articles, books, and authors), length, author background, and other items. This study shows that The Accounting Review evolved into a journal with demanding acceptance standards whose leading authors were highly educated accounting academics who, to a large degree, …