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This guide teaches researchers how to articulate the core conceptual contribution of their work, especially for manuscripts in Accounting, Organizations, and Society (AOS). It moves beyond simply reporting findings or extending literature, helping the user synthesize solid evidence into a single, compelling, and conceptually deep claim that shifts the field’s understanding of accounting's social or organizational mechanisms. It is essential for structuring the discussion section's intellectual payoff.

This guide instructs authors on how to precisely situate their manuscript within the established, interdisciplinary conversations of the Accounting, Organizations and Society (AOS) journal. It emphasizes the necessity of engaging the specific historical canon, citing core primary social-science theories, and critically defining the 'delta'—the precise conceptual advance—compared to 2-3 immediate prior works. This is a structural guide for advanced academic writing.

This guide provides comprehensive methodological blueprints for designing scholarly manuscripts submitted to Accounting, Organizations and Society (AOS). It covers various research paradigms, including qualitative field studies, behavioral experiments, surveys, and historical/archival inquiries. Emphasis is placed on rigorous planning, ethical considerations (IRB approval, consent, anonymity), and maintaining theoretical alignment between the research design and the core argument, helping researchers avoid methodological pitfalls.

A comprehensive guide for authors facing a revise-and-resubmit (R&R) status in academic journals. It outlines the entire revision lifecycle, from building a structured response matrix and performing substantive re-analysis (re-coding, new experiments) to strategically drafting the point-by-point rebuttal letter. Focuses on maintaining academic rigor, reconciling conflicting reviews, and ensuring methodological consistency before final resubmission.

A comprehensive guide detailing the rigorous academic review process for submissions to elite journals. It covers initial editor triage, double-anonymized refereeing by interdisciplinary experts, interpreting complex decision letters, and diagnosing failure points (scope, theory, evidence). Learn how to anticipate critiques and structure effective revisions for publication.

This comprehensive guide provides a rigorous methodology for constructing evidence-based tables and figures for academic manuscripts. It instructs authors on how to organize and present evidence—covering qualitative data inventories, experimental cell-means, process models, and archival findings—ensuring every exhibit is self-contained and directly supports the core argument, meeting the stringent standards of top academic publishers.

A comprehensive guide for researchers developing manuscripts in Accounting, Organizations, and Society (AOS). It teaches how to select, deeply inhabit, and generate analysis using established social or organizational theories (e.g., Institutional Theory, Bourdieu, Foucault). The goal is to ensure the theory is the generative engine of the paper, rather than merely decorative framing. This framework guides the transition from description to rigorous, theory-driven contribution.

This guide helps researchers critically evaluate and sharpen their accounting research questions, ensuring the focus is on the social, organizational, or behavioral aspects of accounting practices, rather than purely financial or capital-market outcomes. It outlines the 'AOS fit' test and helps select the appropriate intellectual tradition for submission.