%0 Journal Article %T An¨¢lise dos tra£¿os de tend¨ºncia de uma amostra das revistas cient¨ªficas da ¨¢rea de contabilidade publicadas na l¨ªngua inglesa %A Frezatti %A F¨¢bio %J Caderno de Estudos %D 2000 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.1590/S1413-92512000000200004 %X academic publications are important points of support for scientific work developed all over the world. it is not so easy to identify which vehicle is adequate for the pretended publication, mainly for the researchers coming from non-english speaking countries. this can be observed by the lack of familiarity with the definitions, criteria and general procedures that enable the researcher to understand a subject and make the appropriate decisions. in this sense, this article aims at identifying the characteristics of some of the main tendencies observed by scientific reviews dealing with accounting issues. we intend to continue this exploratory study over time. %K reviews in english %K academic publication. %U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1413-92512000000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en