This study presents a retrospective review of the Australian Accounting Review (AAR) across its first 30 years of publication, 1991 to 2020. AAR’s academic contributions have grown by 17.01% year-on-year over this period, while its level of academic influence has risen by 20.21%. Authorship numbers have grown by 16.10% annually, from 11 authors in the year of inception to 969 individuals in 2020. Emerging initially as an important regional resource, the AAR has evolved to become an internationally renowned academic outlet with contributions sourced from 44 different countries. Emergent themes in the journal include integrated reporting, corporate social responsibility, investor protection and comprehensive income.

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澳大利亚会计评论三十年：文献计量分析

本研究回顾了澳大利亚会计评论( AAR ) 出版的前 30 年，即 1991 年至 2020 年。AAR的学术贡献在此期间同比增长了 17.01%，而其学术水平影响力上升了 20.21%。作者数量以每年 16.10% 的速度增长，从成立当年的 11 位作者增加到 2020 年的 969 位。AAR最初作为一个重要的区域资源出现，现已发展成为一个国际知名的学术机构，其贡献来自 44 个不同的国家。该期刊的新兴主题包括综合报告、企业社会责任、投资者保护和综合收益。