JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING UNIVERSE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION PROFILE UNDER OPTIC BIBLIOMETRICS AND SOCIAL NETWORK FROM 2005 A 2012

This article has mapped the profile and the evolution of scientific Journal of Accounting Universe. To this end, we analyzed the publications made this journal from 2005 to 2012. This study is based on bibliometric analysis techniques and social network, using descriptive statistics in 245 articles identified through desk research. The main results were as follows: predominance of articles in partnership; Souza, M. A. e Feliu, R. V, were the authors who have published more; centrality of co-authoring network, the University of Sao Paulo was the IES had published more and more is the focus of this study, the prevalence of periodic references; Kaplan, R. S. was the most cited researcher, the research approach and method that stood out respectively in this study were quantitative and desk research. The themes seen in 245 articles were analyzed: cost accounting, teaching and research, disclosure / disclosure accounting, environmental accounting and international accounting. It follows that the collection of the Journal of Accounting Universe, reflects the macro way, the universe of academic production area, thus contributing to develop, disseminate, promote and socialize the accounting area, through their scientific articles published in national academic literature. Refers to Bradford's Law that focuses and highlights the degree of relevance of the magazine now investigated.