My vision is that by 2036 accounting is known as the learned profession that provides information for informed decision-making to support a prosperous society. By 2036, academic and practicing accountants view themselves as part of the same profession, and practicing accountants look to academics to develop knowledge relevant to identifying information—and its characteristics—useful in informing decisions. In sum, insights from research are instrumental in shaping accounting in practice. To achieve this vision, academics need to (1) conduct fundamental and applied research; (2) communicate research insights outside of academia; (3) interact with practicing accountants and others who use accounting information, such as managers, capital providers, regulators, and government officials; and (4) ensure that everyone understands that academic accountants are responsible for the “learned” part of accounting as a learned profession.

manuscripts in process at the beginning of the year, plus new submissions, plus resubmissions).In general, this number has grown along with the increase in submissions.Column (e) of Table 1 reports the number of decision letters issued each year. 2 Commensurate with the increase in new submissions during 2018 reported in column (b) and the modest decrease in resubmissions reported in column (c), column (e) shows that the number of decision letters grew by 5.5% in 2018, from 1,113 to 1,174.Thus, driven by the growth in submissions in recent years, the number of submission letters by TAR editors also is at historically high levels.