JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE


Analysis of Academic Meetings Using Meeting Proceedings Publications


Author(s): Thomas M. Krueger

Citation: Thomas M. Krueger, (2017) "Analysis of Academic Meetings Using Meeting Proceedings Publications ," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.17, Iss. 9, pp.140-154

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

The future of the academic meetings is highly dependent upon their perceived quality and impact on
member’s career. In an age of tight travel budgets, the sustainability of academic associations is even
more dependent upon the annual meetings’ ability to service member needs to share research, incubate
ideas for future research, and network with colleagues. One measure of the annual meeting’s ability to
service its membership is the quality of its proceedings issues. This report examines the annual
Proceedings of the Academy of Finance’s over its first fifteen years in terms of authors, employers, and
topics. Both recent participation and authorship trends are examined. Information will help academic
administrators and authors gain fresh insight to this type of intellectual contribution. Furthermore,
readers who are members of other professional organizations can put their association’s proceedings
publication into perspective.