{"id":5637,"date":"2024-11-07T16:32:42","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2024-11-07T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T15:32:42","slug":"emerald-and-sustainability-accounting-management-and-policy-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eaa-online.org\/arc\/blog\/2024\/11\/07\/emerald-and-sustainability-accounting-management-and-policy-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerald and Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open letter<\/span><\/p>\n

We are writing this open letter as the Associate Editors, members of the Editorial Board, authors, readers and supporters of <\/span>Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal (SAMPJ).<\/span><\/i>\u00a0 The Editor, Carol Adams, very recently informed us that the publisher of the journal, Emerald, has made the decision not to reappoint her as Editor because Emerald wishes to take <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i> in a new direction. In effect, we believe that this means, in a substantively different direction, thus necessitating the removal of the Editor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emerald\u2019s decision was made without consultation with the academic community which supports <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the outset, we should make clear that Carol is the founding Editor of <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 The journal was her initiative, she decided on the name, selected the Associate Editors and Editorial Board, successfully navigated the difficult first few months of the new journal and has been a diligent, rigorous and energetic leader of the journal. Under Carol\u2019s editorship, SAMPJ has gone from strength to strength. While there are significant problems in terms of some of the metrics used to rank journals, by these measures, <\/span>SAMPJ <\/span><\/i>has been an overwhelming success, with a Scopus citescore of 9.5 and a Clarivate Impact Factor of 5.9. In short, Carol\u2019s and SAMPJ\u2019s performance has been outstanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

It, therefore, came as a huge shock to us to hear that Emerald had decided not to renew Carol\u2019s contract. There was no discussion with us about taking the journal in a new direction, nor was there any decision regarding the appointment of a different editor (or editors).\u00a0 The vast majority of us, associate editors and the editorial board, have made the difficult decision to resign from our posts. We do this reluctantly, not least, because we have all (along with many others) put significant dedication and (unpaid) time into ensuring <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i>\u2019s success.<\/span><\/p>\n

As is the case with the majority of academic journal publishing, the vast amount of academic work in running and populating journals is carried out by academics who are not paid by the publishers. Indeed, academic journals are created, maintained and grown by a collective of unpaid academic labour. We carry out research, read theory, craft our manuscripts, present these manuscripts to our colleagues (who read and comment on them) and after significant care and hard-work submit our manuscripts to journal editors for consideration for publication. The editor then reads our manuscripts, selects anonymous reviewers, and solicits their comments in light of which manuscripts are revised (often many times) before they are actually published. Then, our work is sold to the libraries of the same universities that fund the research and editorial work. The academic publishing field is very profitable. At the very least, we have a claim to being essential creators of the value of academic journals. Yet, Emerald did not give us the opportunity to be consulted on the change to <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i>, demonstrating inappropriate governance. Succession planning should be carried out, in consultation with the Editorial team, to ensure a fair and transparent process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a consequence of this lack of transparency, we are very concerned that the new Editor(s) will not have been chosen from our community, or that the new Editor(s) will have had little or no prior connection with the Journal. Emerald could have discussed how to move the Journal forward with Carol and editorial team, instead they have decided to define for themselves the new direction of <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i> in effect, appropriating the work of those involved in <\/span>SAMPJ<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0 The academics who have contributed to the success of <\/span>SAMPJ <\/span><\/i>directly with their research or editorial work and indirectly as taxpayers across the globe who fund our universities have had their inputs seized. Our decision to step back from the Journal is due to our concerns that the new direction of the Journal will not preserve the quality and impact of sustainability accounting,\u00a0 management and policy research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you wish to endorse this letter, please <\/span>sign <\/span>here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Associate Editors<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Subhash Abhayawansa, Swinburne Business School, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

Michele Andreaus, Universit\u00e0 di Trento, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer Chen, Brigham Young University Hawaii<\/span><\/p>\n

MassimoContrafatto, University of Sussex (UK)<\/span><\/p>\n

C\u00e9line Louche, University of Waikato, New Zealand<\/span><\/p>\n

Jim Haslam, Professor of Accounting, Durham University, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Luis F. Martinez, Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal<\/span><\/p>\n

Mauricio G\u00f3mez-Villegas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia<\/span><\/p>\n

Mercedes Luque-V\u00edlchez, Universidad de C\u00f3rdoba, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n

Andrea Romi, Texas Tech University, US<\/span><\/p>\n

Hongtao Shen, Jinan University, China<\/span><\/p>\n

Sujuan Xie, Ocean University of China, China<\/span><\/p>\n

Teerooven Soobaroyen, Aston University, UK.<\/span><\/p>\n

Javed Siddiqui, The University of Manchester, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Lauwo<\/span><\/a>, Robert Gordon University<\/span><\/p>\n

Hwa-Hsien Gary Hsu, Durham University, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Javier Husillos, Universidad P\u00fablica de Navarra, Spain.<\/span><\/p>\n

Josie McLaren, Newcastle University, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Editorial Advisory Board Members<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n

Seraina Anagnostopoulou, University of Piraeus, Greece<\/span><\/p>\n

Claudia Arena, University of Naples Federico II, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

Nick Barter, Griffith University, Brisbane<\/span><\/p>\n

Charles H. Cho, Schulich School of Business, York University<\/span><\/p>\n

Christine Cooper, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Michela Cordazzo, Ca\ua78c Foscari University of Venice, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

Mercy Denedo, Durham University, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Colin Dey, University of Dundee<\/span><\/p>\n

Samanthi Dijkstra-Silva, Dresden University of Technology<\/span><\/p>\n

Chris (Hristos) Doucouliagos, Deakin University<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew Egan, The University of Sydney, Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

Delphine Gibassier, Former Professor of Accounting for Sustainable Development, Lannion, France<\/span><\/p>\n

Peiyuan Guo, SynTao Co., People\u2019s Republic of China<\/span><\/p>\n

Nooch Kuasirikun, University of Manchester, UK<\/span><\/p>\n

Leanne Keddie, Carleton University, Canada<\/p>\n

Eric Lee, Australian Accounting Standards Board<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlos Larrinaga, Universidad de Burgos, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n

Michel Magnan, Concordia University, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n

Jonathan Maurice, Toulouse Capitole University, France<\/span><\/p>\n

Giovanna Michelon, University of Padova, Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

Markus Milne, University of Canterbury<\/span><\/p>\n

Franklin Nakpodia, Durham University<\/span><\/p>\n

Carlos Noronha, University of Macau<\/span><\/p>\n

Eduardo Ortas, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain<\/span><\/p>\n

Brad Potter, The University of Melbourne<\/span><\/p>\n

Robin W. Roberts, University of Central Florida<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle Rodrigue, Universit\u00e9 Laval<\/span><\/p>\n

Remmer Sassen, TU Dresden, Germany<\/span><\/p>\n

Stefan Schaltegger, Leuphana University, L\u00fcneburg<\/span><\/p>\n

Daniela Senkl, University of Guelph, Canada<\/span><\/p>\n

Roger Simnett, Deakin University<\/span><\/p>\n

Ian Thomson, University of Dundee<\/span><\/p>\n

Carol Tilt, University of South Australia<\/span><\/p>\n

Kanji Tanimoto, Waseda University<\/span><\/p>\n

Helen Tregidga, Royal Holloway, University of London<\/span><\/p>\n

Olaf Weber, Schulich School of Business, York University<\/span><\/p>\n

Eija Vinnari, Tampere University, Finland<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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