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Accounting and Business Research

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN2159-4260

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.852

H-Index

121

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.212

Total Works

2,264

Total Citations

65,995

2yr Mean Citedness

2.26

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Accounting and Business Research disseminates original research that contributes to the understanding of the role of accounting in business. Papers may cover any area of accounting, broadly defined and including corporate governance, auditing and taxation.

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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 Published1970

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,264

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2159-4260

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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

2019

2020

2021

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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.

AccountingQ2

FinanceQ2

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 ResearchFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationAccounting Theory and Financial ReportingCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceLegal case studies and regulations