“Breaking news” from the Journal of Management Control: changes of editors, editorial board members, journal rankings and Best Reviewer Awards 2022

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When looking back on 2022, the Journal of Management Control has proceeded on its path to become an even more internationally recognized and successful journal in the field of management accounting and control. In 2022, we received 193 submissions; this is an increase of more than 40% relative to the number of submissions of 2021. In addition, our journal is becoming more and more international: in 2022, we had corresponding authors coming from 54 different countries. Similarly, reviewers from 19 countries provided advice to authors on how to improve their manuscript. The largest number of submissions in 2022 was coming from Asia (responsible for 54% of the total number of submissions). However, we had submissions from all over the world, including Europe (19%), Africa (16%), Australia/Oceania (9%), and the Americas (4%). Both the increase in the number of submissions as well as the diverse set of authors and reviewers suggests that the strategy to pursue international growth and recognition appears to have been implemented successfully. …