Call for Papers

• Date: 01 September 2020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/1475-679X.12329
• Published date: 01 September 2020

REQUEST FOR REGISTERED REPORTS

Journal of Accounting Research

Second Registered Reports Conference

October 28–29, 2021 (Please Note - New 2021 date)

In May 2017, the Journal of Accounting Research (JAR) held a conference where au-

thors presented papers developed through a Registration-based Editorial Process

(REP). The goal of the conference was to see whether REP could be implemented

for accounting research, and to explore how such a process could be best imple-

mented. Papers presented at the conference were subsequently published in May

2018. As summarized by Bloomfield, Rennekamp, and Steenhoven (JAR, 2018), we

learned a lot through the process of developing and publishing these papers, and

deemed the experiment a success, but also an ongoing learning process.

JAR seeks to further encourage work in accounting developed through the REP

process and will hold another conference devoted to registered reports in Chicago

on October 28–29, 2021.

The goal of the next REP-based conference is to have authors present earlier-

stage proposals, as opposed to papers that include results. Specifically, we will follow

a three-step process with the goal of the conference being to provide feedback to

authors between steps 1 and 2.

The timeline of submissions for the registered reports conference is as follows:

Stage 1 (August 1, 2021): Submission of initial REP proposal for consideration

for presentation at the conference.

Conference (October 28–29, 2021): Presentation of selected REP pro-

posals to conference audience for feedback.

Stage 2 (date varies): Submission of REP proposals selected at conference to the

Journal for review and consideration as REP. The result of this process

will be either an “In principle acceptance” or rejection as REP. Rejected

REPs can still be submitted to the journal as a regular manuscript at a

later point.

Stage 3 Execution of project and submission of final REP to Journal for evalua-

tion. The result of this process will be either publication or rejection for

lack of conformity with REP.

In Stage 1, authors submit a proposal that describes the hypotheses, the data

they will gather, and (in considerable detail) the research design and analyses they

will use to interpret their results. REGISTERED REPORTS SUBMISSION PROCE-

DURE: Registered reports should be submitted to https://mc.manuscriptcentral.

com/joar. The submission fee is $500.00. The deadline for Stage 1 submissions is

August 1, 2021.

At Stage 1, we will set a high bar for contribution and novelty. We encourage

projects that entail the collection or generation of new data. A key criterion for