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British Accounting Review

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1095-8347

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

1.544

H-Index

131

CiteScore

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SNIP

2.378

Total Works

1,970

Total Citations

71,781

2yr Mean Citedness

4.16

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The British Accounting Review welcomes the publication of original scholarly papers across the entire spectrum of accounting and finance. The journal is diverse and pluralistic, encouraging contributions that utilize a wide range.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 124 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,970

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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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?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8347

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

Accounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting and Organizational ManagementFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingAccounting Education and CareersFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessHuman auditory perception and evaluationBanking stability, regulation, efficiency