Letter from the editors

Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal, Jan, 2009 by Mahmut Yardimcioglu, Denise Woodbury

Welcome to the Academy of Accounting and Financial Studies Journal. The editorial content of this journal is under the control of the Allied Academies, Inc., a non profit association of scholars whose purpose is to encourage and support the advancement and exchange of knowledge, understanding and teaching throughout the world. The mission of the AAFSJ is to publish theoretical and empirical research which can advance the literatures of accountancy and finance.

As has been the case with the previous issues of the AAFSJ, the articles contained in this volume have been double blind refereed. The acceptance rate for manuscripts in this issue, 25%, conforms to our editorial policies.

The Editors work to foster a supportive, mentoring effort on the part of the referees which will result in encouraging and supporting writers. They will continue to welcome different viewpoints because in differences we find learning; in differences we develop understanding; in differences we gain knowledge and in differences we develop the discipline into a more comprehensive, less esoteric, and dynamic metier.

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Mahmut Yardimcioglu, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University Denise Woodbury, Southern Utah University www.alliedacademies.org