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Pacific Accounting Review

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN2041-5494

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.48

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.74

Total Works

653

Total Citations

11,926

2yr Mean Citedness

2.17

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on corporate governance, financial reporting, and sustainability disclosures, with a focus on empirical analysis across various international contexts, including Asia and Oceania. Articles examine the impact of regulations, corporate characteristics, and leadership on financial performance, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) outcomes, and accounting practices.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications653

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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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?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2041-5494

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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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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.

FinanceQ2

AccountingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Scopus Categories

FinanceAccounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting and Organizational ManagementFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesAccounting Education and CareersCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessRisk Management in Financial Firms