Editor: Alex Kogan
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Discussion of the Editorial Process
I have been conducting the review process in the following manner. For each paper, I assign one of the five Associate Editors, based on their area of expertise. In those cases where my area of expertise is closer to the topic of the manuscript, I handle the manuscript in the role of the Associate Editor (as well as in the role of the Editor). The Associate Editor assigns at least two reviewers. All the reviews received are used by the Associate Editor to determine her or his recommendation, which is always done on the basis of at least two completed reviews. I make the final decision on the disposition of the paper based on the recommendation of the Associate Editor and the arguments in the review letters. If there is a disagreement among the reviewers, or the reviews are not submitted on time, additional reviewers are assigned. This leads to delays in processing manuscripts. Late reviews are the primary reason for papers taking extended time to review.
Reviewers generally are chosen among the experts in the field as well as on the basis of the references in the paper. Since the journal is a section journal, I rely heavily on the judgments of the Associate Editors and the reviewers, since they are typically “voices of the section.”
Compared with the process used by the previous editor, I regularly involve the Associate Editors in the editorial process, and I believe that their involvement enhances the quality of the editorial decisions of JETA.
The requested exhibits and tables are listed below.
EDITORIAL POLICY
Editorial Policy
The Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting is the academic journal of the Strategic and Emerging Technologies Section of the American Accounting Association. The purpose of the this section is to improve and facilitate the research, education, and practice of advanced information systems, cutting-edge technologies, and artificial intelligence in the fields of accounting, information technology, and management advisory systems. The primary criterion for publication in JETA is the significance of contribution made to the literature.
JETA Mission
To encourage, support, and disseminate the production of a stream of high-quality research focused on emerging technologies and artificial intelligence applied or applicable to a wide set of accounting related problems.
Objectives
To provide an outlet for studies that are:
1. Forward-looking research regarding strategic and emerging technologies and their impact on the accounting and business environments;
2. Discovery and exploratory research about technological environments, including artificial intelligence;
3. Conceptual research about the technological environment;
4. Field research of emerging and relatively new technologies;
5. Archival and retrospective studies of the life cycle of previously emerging technologies with a focus on a historical perspective of such technologies and the knowledge that can be gained in the current and future adoption and implementation of emerging technologies; and
6. Integrative plans for introducing, managing, and controlling emerging technologies in all areas of accounting (audit, financial, cost, tax, etc.), including both practice and curriculum issues.
To foster a community of ongoing scholarly discussions that emphasizes the concept that any singly published high-quality research study will be but one extraction and culmination of knowledge in the overall research agenda of both the authors and researchers with similar interests. A refereed online discussion forum facilitates these ongoing scholarly discussions.
REVIEW PROCESS
The editorial review process is most efficient and effective when authors submit research papers that are polished and prepared for the review process. Such preparation should include subjecting the manuscript to critique by colleagues and others, for example, through participation in workshops and conferences. The paper should be revised to address comments raised by such colleagues and workshop and conference participants prior to submitting the manuscript to the journal. The JETA review process is not to be used as a means of obtaining feedback at early stages of developing the research.
Reviewers and associate editors are responsible for providing critically constructive and prompt evaluations of submitted research papers based on the significance of their contribution and on the rigor of analysis and presentation. Associate editors also make editorial recommendations to the editor. The review is double blind. Authors should not intentionally and inadvertently identify themselves in the text of their manuscripts or in materials accompanying their manuscripts.
MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION
Manuscripts currently under consideration by another journal should not be submitted. At the time of submission, the author must state that the work is not submitted or publis