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JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · US

ISSN0148-558XeISSN2160-4061

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.965

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.002

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business, Finance; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous); Finance; Accounting.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0148-558X / 2160-4061

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

Citations received

407

2019

796

2020

352

2021

240

2022

147

2023

103

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1

FinanceQ1

AccountingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceRisk Management in Financial FirmsCredit Risk and Financial RegulationsBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyAccounting and Organizational ManagementDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE

Is JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE?

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE?