ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #2,225Hybrid

Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal

Identifier (ISSN):0951-3574(Print)/1758-4205(Online)
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Publisher:Emerald
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.7↓ -0.7
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal

WoS Q2
13574.8920224.220234.620243.420252.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.574
#2,225

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
136

136 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate17.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
116articles/year
18.34% Gold OA•93.9% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Dedicated to the advancement of accounting knowledge, the Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal publishes high quality manuscripts concerning the interaction between accounting/auditing and their socio-economic and political environments, encouraging critical analysis of policy and practice in these areas. The journal also seeks to encourage debate about the philosophies and traditions which underpin the accounting profession, the implications of new policy alternatives and the impact of accountancy on the socio-economic and political environment.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics78.5%Political science77.6%Business74.8%Law72%Sociology60.5%Computer science59.5%Accounting57.8%Psychology51.6%Philosophy50.8%Social science45.9%Management44.4%Social psychology42%Anthropology40.7%Mathematics40.3%Biology37.5%Qualitative research37.4%Creativity36.5%Originality36.5%Public relations35.4%Epistemology31.5%Statistics30.7%History30.5%Geography28.9%Machine learning26.9%Archaeology26.5%Linguistics25.8%Value (mathematics)25.5%Finance25%Engineering23.9%Art23.8%Politics22.4%Physics20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

BUSINESS, FINANCE

Q2
Rank82/243
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

BUSINESS, FINANCE

Q2
Rank71/243
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.7
Articles / Year60
Total Citations7
2025
IF3.4
Articles / Year82
Total Citations194
2024
IF4.6
Articles / Year77
Total Citations417
2023
IF4.2
Articles / Year108
Total Citations1,116
2022
IF4.893
Articles / Year96
Total Citations2,047

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #2,225Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.574

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.12

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,655 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,642
3-Year Documents303
Citable Documents267

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AccountingQ1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 17.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区BUSINESS, FINANCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal (ISSN: 0951-3574) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of BUSINESS, published by Emerald in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.574 (Q1), an H-index of 136.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 116 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,655 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01