Um estudo bibliométrico acerca dos artigos científicos publicados na Revista de Contabilidade e Finanças da USP na área de Contabilidade Ambiental, no período de 2001 a 2011.

Abstract

This study aimed to make a bibliometric study, featuring its employment as the basic statistical tool used to measure the scientific production on the Environmenta! Accounting subject published in papers of the USP Accountancy and Finance Magazine, from a conducted survey inthe period from20Q1 to 2011. The research was classified as descriptive, bibliographical and documentary, with a quantitative approach. To achieve the study purpose, it was used some discretions in that were obtained the following results. Number of published papers on Environmental Accounting field, which there were 10 articies selected, in other words 4% of a total of 253 articles published in the magazine, with focus on the following issues, environmental information, their disclosure, measurement and evaluation and social responsibility. Ribeiro was the writer who stood outin the magazine as the largest number of publications in the area, representing 15% of the publications, as well as the references of the studied papers in 28% of the used position as a basis for the justification of the articles. About the types of methodological procedures, the most used items was the bibliographic search with 70% and a qualitative approach with 70% of the articles, it was verified aiso that 80% of the studies were elaborated in groups, which it was found that 60% of the authors havea masteris degreeand doctorate. On the above, it implies that there is still a lack of research about environmental accounting.