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Contemporary Accounting Research

John Wiley and Sons Inc · Canada

ISSN0823-9150eISSN1911-3846

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

908

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 828d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.686

H-Indexi

181

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.55

Total Worksi

2,448

Total Citationsi

155,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Contemporary Accounting Research is a global journal publishing research that contributes to our understanding of accounting's role within organizations, markets, or society. The journal seeks to reflect the worldwide intellectual diversity in accounting.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly, 1997-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,448

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0823-9150 / 1911-3846

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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

110

5.5k

2019

3.4k

2020

2.6k

2021

101

2.7k

2022

1.3k

2023

571

2024

103

223

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.

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 Reporting and Valuation ResearchFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesAccounting and Organizational Management

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Accounting Research

Is Contemporary Accounting Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Accounting Research: 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 Contemporary Accounting Research?

Contemporary Accounting Research 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 2.97.

Is Contemporary Accounting Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Accounting Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.