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Journal of Accounting Literature

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0737-4607eISSN2452-1469

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.912

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

391

Total Citationsi

8,583

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Accounting Literature publishes papers that make a fundamental and substantial contribution to the understanding of accounting phenomena. It welcomes submissions that synthesize an area of research in a concise and rigorous manner to assist academics and practitioners in gaining knowledge.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 90 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications391

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0737-4607 / 2452-1469

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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

1.5k

2018

287

2019

2021

175

2022

2.6k

2023

872

2024

127

326

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.

AccountingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

Accounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesAccounting and Organizational Management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Accounting Literature

Is Journal of Accounting Literature a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Accounting Literature: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Accounting Literature?

Journal of Accounting Literature 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 4.11.

Is Journal of Accounting Literature indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Accounting Literature is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.