Notes for Authors
Contributors to the APCEA Journal should contact
Dr Sumit Lodhia
Editor APCEA Journal
Email: sumit.lodhia@unisa.edu.au
Ph: +61 8 8302 7379
Fax: +61 8 8302 0992
Professor Roger L. Burritt
Editor APCEA Journal
Email: roger.burritt@unisa.edu.au
Ph: +61 8 8302 7048
Fax: +61 8 8302 0992
Notes for Authors
- Manuscript requirements
Articles should be submitted in a word document, Times New Roman, 12 point, single spaced, single column, attached to an email. References should be in the UniSA Harvard referencing style, see examples in PDF (168KB) or refer to the full booklet from the University of South Australia's Teaching and Learning Unit at: http://www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/students/study/referencing/harvard.pdf
As a guide to authors articles should have no more than 6,000 words, unless negotiated with the editors. The submission of shorter articles is particularly welcome. Each article should be preceded by an abstract of no more than 100 words. To ensure anonymous review, authors should not identify themselves directly or indirectly in their manuscript. A separate cover page should show the title of the manuscript; the author’s(s’) name(s); position(s); affiliation(s) and contact details. - The reviewing process
Feature articles are independently reviewed by members of the Editorial Board in accordance with the following requirements for classification as a C1 journal article in Australia: ‘For the purposes of the HERDC, an acceptable peer review process is one that involves an assessment or review of the research publication in its entirety before publication by independent, qualified experts. Independent in this context means independent of the author’. Each article published in the Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability is independently reviewed by at least two members of the Editorial Board. - Copyright
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from Editor, Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to Professor Roger L. Burritt, co-editor, Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability Journal, Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability, School of Commerce, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Australia, 5001 or emailed to roger.burritt@unisa.edu.au.
The intellectual property of each paper remains vested in the authors as listed on the paper and the journal recognises the authors’ moral rights. - Disclaimer
This journal presents the opinions and comments of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the publisher. The University of South Australia, Centre for Accounting, Governance and Sustainability and the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability expressly disclaim all liability for any loss or damage arising from reliance upon any information contained in this journal. - Editorial objectives
To explore the development of ideas about environmental and social accounting, reporting, accountability and assurance. Submission of research from all methodologies and methods of research are welcome, eg qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.
To promote environmental, social and sustainability accounting, accountability, reporting assurance and taxation research to members of APCEA, professional and academic accountancy and finance academics, professional bodies and government. - Editorial criteria
Major criteria used to evaluate papers are:
- Subject matter: must be of importance to the accounting discipline.
- Research question: must fall within the journal's objectives
- Research: well designed and executed.
- Presentation: well written and conforming to the journal's style.