Accounting and Finance

Aims & Scope

Accounting & Finance enjoys an excellent reputation as an academic journal that publishes articles addressing significant research questions from a broad range of perspectives.

The journal: • publishes significant contributions to the accounting, finance, business information systems and related disciplines • develops, tests, or advances accounting, finance and information systems theory, research and practice • publishes theoretical, empirical and experimental papers that significantly contribute to the disciplines of accounting and finance • publishes articles using a wide range of research methods including statistical analysis, analytical work, case studies, field research and historical analysis • applies economic, organizational and other theories to accounting and finance phenomena and publishes occasional special issues on themes such as on research methods in management accounting.

Accounting & Finance is essential reading for academics, graduate students and all those interested in research in accounting and finance.

The journal is also widely read by practitioners in accounting, corporate finance, investments, and merchant and investment banking.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	3.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.895

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5740

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	2281

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The determinants of corporate sustainability performance

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Tracy, Darren, David, Julie

• Internal governance structures and earnings management

  Citation: 461

  Authors: Ryan, Jenny, Pamela

• Corporate governance, accounting and finance: A review

  Citation: 423

  Authors: Philip, Wendy, Peter

• Environmental, social and governance (ESG) activity and firm performance: a review and consolidation

  Citation: 388

  Authors: Danny Z. X.

• What skills and attributes does an accounting graduate need? Evidence from student perceptions and employer expectations

  Citation: 339

  Authors: Marie H., Lyndal

• Stock price crash risk: review of the empirical literature

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Ahsan, Mostafa Monzur, Haiyan

• Integrated reporting: background, measurement issues, approaches and an agenda for future research

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Charl, Elmar R., Pei‐Chi Kelly

• Capital structure and financing of SMEs: Australian evidence

  Citation: 262

  Authors: Gavin, Scott

• Relation between external audit fees, audit committee characteristics and internal audit

  Citation: 248

  Authors: Jenny, Pamela

• Evidence of assurance enhancing the quality of voluntary environmental disclosures: an empirical analysis

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Robyn, Carolyn, Yong Ting

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