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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #7,683Hybrid

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management

Identifier (ISSN):1096-3367(Print)/1945-1814(Online)
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Publisher:Emerald
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.1↑ +0.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management

WoS Q2
12343.12023320242.520253.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.74
#7,683

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
44articles/year
23.02% Gold OA•95.24% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Published four times a year, the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management (JPBAFM) is an international refereed journal which aims at advancement and dissemination of research in the field of public budgeting, accounting, auditing, financial and performance management. The journal is committed to be an outlet for rigorous conceptual and empirical works aimed at challenging and innovating the field of accounting, management and governance in entities operating in the public sphere or public-private sphere (territorial government entities, universities, schools, hospitals as well as state-owned enterprises, hybrid organizations, public and private partnerships, non-profit organizations, NGOs, etc.).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics91.4%Business86.8%Political science83%Law77.9%Finance55.9%Philosophy55%Computer science53.5%Accounting50.7%Mathematics45.6%Linguistics40%Management38%Geography37.5%Sociology35%History34.9%Archaeology34.2%Government (linguistics)32.7%Psychology32.2%Macroeconomics30.7%Biology29%Public economics27.4%Public administration27%Statistics25.2%Politics22.9%Programming language22.9%Public relations22.5%Social science22.4%Engineering20.4%Social psychology20.2%Epistemology20.1%Economic growth20.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

BUSINESS, FINANCE

Q2
Rank70/243
IndexESCI
JCRESCI2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Q2
Rank27/97
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

BUSINESS, FINANCE

Q1
Rank54/243
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Q2
Rank39/97
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.1
Articles / Year44
Total Citations20
2025
IF2.5
Articles / Year50
Total Citations169
2024
IF3
Articles / Year42
Total Citations280
2023
IF3.1
Articles / Year41
Total Citations445
2022
IF—
Articles / Year34
Total Citations460

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,683Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1995-1996, 2008, 2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.74

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.55

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,175 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations502
3-Year Documents126
Citable Documents121

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 Rate48.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1
Public AdministrationQ1
Economics and EconometricsQ2
FinanceQ2
Strategy and ManagementQ2
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: N/A

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

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management (ISSN: 1096-3367) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Social Sciences, published by Emerald in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.10, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.740 (Q1), an H-index of 32.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 44 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,175 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
ScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01