Accounting Research by Canadian Higher Education Institutions: A Retrospective Assessment

Kam C Chan,Feida Zhang,Yining Chen,Yixing Tong

doi:10.5539/ibr.v6n1p12

Abstract

This study examines the accounting research among Canadian higher education institutions over the last two decades (1991-2010). Overall, thirty-eight Canadian universities contribute 4.1% of all publications in 28 leading accounting journals. The five most productive universities are the University of Alberta, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, the University of Waterloo, and Simon Fraser University. Compared with their counterparts in Australia and the U.K., leading Canadian universities are not as productive concerning overall publication in accounting journals. However, when examining only the top six premium accounting journals, leading Canadian universities clearly outperform their counterparts in Australia and the U.K.

Highlights

The assessment of academic research productivity is a research subject that has received continuous attention over time
In terms of the by-journal percentage share, Canadian institutions are most successful in publishing in the Contemporary Accounting Research (17.2%), the Accounting Organizations and Society (9.2%), the Journal of Accounting Literature (7.5%), and the Behavioral Research in Accounting (7.0%)
Using the publication records in 28 leading accounting journals during 1991-2010, we provide a general assessment of accounting research performance among Canadian universities

Summary

Introduction

The assessment of academic research productivity is a research subject that has received continuous attention over time. Richardson and Williams (1990) and McConomy and Mathieu (2003) analyze research productivity of Canadian accounting researchers using articles published in the top-ten accounting journals. Their studies are conducted in medium intervals between ten to fifteen years. Be that as it may, existing literature has been limited in long-ranged study based on a comprehensive list of journals that is dedicated to the assessment of Canadian accounting research. Our study provides a long-term assessment of accounting research among Canadian higher education institutions. Though Canada’s productivity in accounting research is ranked behind the U.S, the U.K., and Australia in terms of research productivity in the 28 accounting journals, leading Canadian universities outperform their counterparts in Australia and the U.K. concerning research productivity in the top six accounting journals

Literature in Accounting Program Assessment

Literature of Research Productivity in Canada

Data and Method

Results

Discussion and Conclusion