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Journal of Accounting Literature

Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom

ISSN0737-4607eISSN2452-1469

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.285

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

391

Total Citations

8,583

2yr Mean Citedness

4.11

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 89 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

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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?

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

2018

2019

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

AccountingQ3

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