This paper discusses issues relating to the use of the Association of Business Schools' (ABS) <italic>Academic Journal Quality Guide</italic> within UK business schools. It also looks at several specific issues raised by the Chair of the British Accounting Association/British Accounting and Finance Association...

This paper replies to points raised by the editors of the <italic>ABS Guide</italic>, Huw Morris, Charles Harvey, Aidan Kelly and Michael Rowlinson (2011) <italic>Accounting Education: an international journal</italic>, 20(6), pp. 561--573) in response to a paper published in a previous issue of <italic>Accounting Education</italic> (Hussain, S....