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Journal of Accounting Research

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-8456eISSN1475-679X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

8.396

H-Index

295

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.566

Total Works

2,830

Total Citations

352,049

2yr Mean Citedness

9.03

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on accounting information, financial reporting, auditing, and capital markets. Articles examine how accounting practices and regulations influence firm behavior, investor perceptions, and market outcomes. Topics include litigation, financial misconduct, accounting estimates, non-GAAP reporting, generative AI's impact on information flows, activist campaigns, audit quality, earnings management, compensation structures, and fair value measurement.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,830

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8456 / 1475-679X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

AccountingQ1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

FinanceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinanceEconomics and EconometricsAccounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchAccounting and Organizational Management