Journal of Accounting Research

SJR Rank #92H-index: 186SJR: 9.774Best quartile: Q1APC: US$4,420
Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines
Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

20222025036912

Subject Categories

  • AccountingQ1
  • Economics and EconometricsQ1
  • FinanceQ1

Areas: Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Most published research topics

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchAccounting and Organizational ManagementCorporate Taxation and AvoidanceAuction Theory and ApplicationsDecision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesForecasting Techniques and Applications

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

2025 Docs3-Year DocsCitable Docs03570105140

Documents per Year

20222025020406080

Detailed Information

ISSN

1475-679X, 0021-8456

SJR Best Quartile

Q1

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

12.22

References per Document

70.97

Coverage

1996-2026

Scope

The Journal of Accounting Research is a general-interest accounting journal. It publishes original research in all areas of accounting and related fields that utilizes tools from basic disciplines such as economics, statistics, psychology, and sociology. This research typically uses analytical, empirical archival, experimental, and field study methods and addresses economic questions, external and internal, in accounting, auditing, disclosure, financial reporting, taxation, and information as well as related fields such as corporate finance, investments, capital markets, law, contracting, and information economics.

Metrics from SCImago Journal Rank 2025. View on SCImago