摘要：The article analyzes distribution, methodology, evolution, and topics in accounting scientific publications, as well as authors’ contributions. The period covered was 1990 through 2003, in Brazilian journals with a Capes ranking of A. The methodology was descriptive research; using a structured questionnaire. Out of the 2,037 articles published in the period under study, 60 were found to be on accounting. Descriptive analysis showed that institutions with highest number of publications were ranked as follows: USP, FGV-SP, FGV-RJ and UFRGS. São Paulo state stands at the top for number of published articles. Bibliometric analysis using Lotka Law showed authors’ productivity in that period. Results also showed that the number of authors with one publication only is higher than data available in the literature.
其他摘要：The article analyzes distribution, methodology, evolution, and topics in accounting scientific publications, as well as authors’ contributions. The period covered was 1990 through 2003, in Brazilian journals with a Capes ranking of A. The methodology was descriptive research; using a structured questionnaire. Out of the 2,037 articles published in the period under study, 60 were found to be on accounting. Descriptive analysis showed that institutions with highest number of publications were ranked as follows: USP, FGV-SP, FGV-RJ and UFRGS. São Paulo state stands at the top for number of published articles. Bibliometric analysis using Lotka Law showed authors’ productivity in that period. Results also showed that the number of authors with one publication only is higher than data available in the literature.
