2017 Year in Review

The CPA Journal is a submission-based, double blind, peer-reviewed monthly publication that features special themes throughout the year, including financial reporting, fraud, financial planning, technology, and a taxation update. The editors attempt to balance practical information and conceptual analysis to provide readers with opportunities to enhance their understanding of key issues. We depend on a large group of individuals from a diverse cross-section of the profession to provide the most relevant content for our readers. We use six criteria to ensure quality control: technical accuracy, readability, practicality, relevance of topic, timeliness, and comprehensiveness.

During the Society’s past fiscal year—between June 1, 2016, and May 31, 2017—the Journal received a total of 353 submissions, a decrease from 373 the previous year. The full set of data is summarized in the Exhibit. The overall acceptance rate rose somewhat from last year; there remained a split between academic and nonacademic authors, with the acceptance rate for the former rising slightly (39.1% to 42.1%) and the latter more substantially (71.1% to 76.4%). As a result, the mix of authors continued to shift from academics to nonacademics (now at a 25/75 ratio). These results are largely attributable to regular columns contributed primarily by practitioner authors. These columns are also shorter on average than other articles, enabling more articles to be published over the course of the year.