... of success that go beyond a focus on “top-ranked” publications and better reflect the broad range of valuable contributions academics can make to society. Originality/value This essay seeks to contribute to a more open and explicit discussion about rejection, failure and success in the academic community...

...Jonas Gerdin; Hans Englund Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore how actors subjected to public performance evaluations may “contest commensuration,” i.e. may seek to influence how such ratings and rankings will be construed among important stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach...

... and points to an innovative future. Professor James Guthrie can be contacted at: james.guthrie@sydney.edu.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Ethics Publishing Rankings Access Peer review Writing style The paper first addresses our research and publishing environment...

..., personal reflections and argument. Findings – The paper acknowledges that the accounting academic has an important role to play in a global higher education system. However, challenges include government research performance measurement systems, journal ranking lists, lack of funding for quality...