RESEARCH IN GOVERNMENTAL AND NONPROFIT ACCOUNTING
Paul Copley, Editor
Purpose and content:
The purpose of Research in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting is to stimulate and report high quality research on a wide range of governmental and nonprofit accounting issues.
I welcome submission of original research papers which apply innovative theoretical analyses or empirical research designs and methods in a governmental or nonprofit accounting, auditing or reporting setting. Extensions of previous work with new samples, and improved empirical measures and analyses are also encouraged. RIGNA will continue to publish high quality descriptive studies and "state of the art" survey papers which synthesize existing research and provide directions for future research.
Submission Information:
Manuscripts may be submitted in hard copy or in electronic form. A cover letter should include the names and addresses of the authors and clearly indicate who is to receive manuscript correspondence. The manuscript should include an abstract and complete list of references cited in the manuscript. Tables, illustrations or appendices should follow the references.
There is no submission fee. The submitting author should indicate that the submission is an original unpublished manuscript and is not under review at another journal. Before publication, the authors must transfer copyright to the publisher, Elsevier. An electronic copy of the manuscript is required after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
Manuscripts are submitted to blind review and should not be under review at another journal when under consideration by RIGNA.
Correspondence:
Paul Copley
MSC 0203 335 Showker Hall
School of Accounting
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
540 568-3081
MANUSCRIPT GUIDELINES
General Instructions
DOUBLE SPACING: Double space between all lines of the manuscript including headings, notes, references, quotations, and figure captions. Single-spacing is acceptable only on tables.
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REFERENCES: Reference style is the same as that appearing in The Accounting Review.
References cited in text must appear in the reference list; conversely, each entry in the reference list must be cited in text. It is the author's responsibility to be sure that the text citation and reference list are identical.
TABLES and FIGURES: Tables are numbered consecutively in the order in which they are first mentioned in text. Begin each table on separate page. Do not write "the table above/below" or "the table on p. 32" because the position and page number of a table cannot be determined until the page is typeset. In text, indicate the approximate placement of each table by a clear break in the text, inserting:
TABLE 1 ABOUT HERE
I prefer very detailed table headings. As an example, see Copley et al. (Accounting Review Jan. '94 pp. 249-250). I believe a reader should be able to look at a table heading and determine what information is being presented, about what type of entities, and from what time period. In addition, I prefer that the tables contain a definition of each variable. This holds for all the tables.
Copies of previously published volumes are available from the publisher:
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