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Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting

Now Publishers Inc · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2380-5013

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

1.08

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.713

Total Works

Total Citations

1,256

2yr Mean Citedness

0.71

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting provides a forum for the dissemination of new research findings in Accounting and Taxation, Economic Policy and Law, and Finance. It publishes high-quality, original articles, including empirical or theoretical scholarly work at the intersection of law, finance, and accounting.

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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 Published2016

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications71

Publisher OrgNow Publishers

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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?

Now Publishers Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2380-5013

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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

2018

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2025

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

FinanceQ1

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, FinanceLaw

Scopus Categories

LawFinanceAccounting

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceAuditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesHousing Market and EconomicsCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceCorporate Insolvency and GovernanceCorporate Governance and LawFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research