Committee to Examine the Editorial Policy of the Accounting Review and to Consider Additional Publication Outlets.

Abstract This article presents the text of a report by the American Accounting Association (AAA) on its examination of the editorial policy of the accounting review and its plans to add publication outlets in the U.S. as of October 2, 1977. When the American Association of University Instructors in Accounting was formed in 1916, its principal concern was to advance "accounting instruction." This emphasis on education as contrasted with research continued until the reorganization in 1936 and the change of name to the American Accounting Association. The 1936 bylaws of the AAA reflected the drive for reform that led to the reorganization and renaming. The AR has a department entitled Education Research which has provided an outlet for publication of educational research, teaching, and instructional systems. In addition, there is an Educational Research Series that is under the direction of the Director of Education. All of these activities are consistent with the objectives of our Association. The criticisms concerning the use of mathematical symbols in articles are based upon a correct observation, namely, that the "intensity" of such articles has increased since the early 1960's.