Accounting journals provide important insight into accounting topics scrutinized in the profession. Some journals focus on research, while others are more directed toward practice.

• Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory.
• Journal of Accountancy.
• The CPA Journal.
• Journal of Forensic Accounting Research.
• Journal of Forensic and Investigative Accounting.
• International Journal of Accounting.

To prepare for this discussion, visit each of the journals and examine the table of contents for each issue in the most current complete year. You may also wish to examine some of the articles contained in the issues. In your initial discussion post address the following for each journal:

• To what extent are the articles focused on research and to what extent are they directed toward practice of the profession?
• To what extent would the journal be considered "scholarly" or "practitioner"?
• Are there particular themes which seem to characterize the journal?
• How would you characterize the editorial perspective of the journal?