This report describes the operations of The Accounting Review (TAR) during the first year of my three-year term as senior editor with Elizabeth Garrett as editorial assistant. I am honored to serve as the 24th senior editor of TAR and I thank the AAA Publications Committee and Board of Directors for the opportunity to serve the Association in this capacity.
Section II describes the numerous changes that have occurred in TAR's editorial process during the past year, and Section III discusses a number of statistics on manuscript flow and characteristics. I appreciate any comments or feedback you might have and invite questions or suggestions regarding the journal.
This past year saw a number of significant changes in TAR's editorial processes. This section discusses these changes and the editorial processes currently in place.
There is strong competition among the top journals to attract high-quality manuscripts and TAR...