Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting

Aims & Scope

Finance and accounting are seen as essential components for the successful implementation of market-based development policies supporting economic liberalisation in the rapidly emerging economies in Africa, the Middle-East and Asia.

AAJFA aims to foster greater discussion and research of the development of the finance and accounting disciplines in these regions.

A major feature of the journal will be to emphasise the implications of this development and the effects on businesses, academics and professionals.

Topics covered include: -Asset pricing, corporate finance, banking; market microstructure -Behavioural and experimental finance; law and finance -Emerging economies: finance, audit committees, corporate governance -Islamic finance, accounting and auditing -Equity analysis and valuation, venture capital and IPOs -National GAAP and IASs compliance, harmonisation and strategies -Financial measurement/disclosure, and the quality of information reported -Accountability and social/ethical/environmental measurement/reporting -Cultural, political, institutional impact on financial measurement/disclosure -Accounting practices for intellectual capital and other intangible assets -Provision of non-audit services and impairment to auditor independence -Audit quality and auditor skills; internal control/auditing -Management accounting, control and /use of key performance indicators -Accounting education and professional development, accounting history -Public sector and not-for-profit accounting

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21629

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	74

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.193

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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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

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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.

• Institutional ownership and corporate governance: evidence from Bahrain

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Abdalmuttaleb M.A. Musleh Al, Zakeya

• Corporate governance mechanisms and firms' financial performance in Nigeria

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Ahmadu U., Aminu S., Tukur

• Finance in Vietnam - an overview

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Xuan Vinh

• Behavioural factors influencing investment decisions in the Kenyan property market

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Nelson Maina, Geoffrey Gitau, John M.

• Compliance with International Accounting Standards in a national context: some empirical evidence from the Cairo and Alexandria Stock Exchanges

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Khaled, Pam

• The financial crisis of 2008 and stock market volatility - analysis and impact on emerging economies pre and post crisis

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Shailesh

• Foreign ownership and stock market liquidity - evidence from Vietnam

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Xuan Vinh

• The association between disclosure level and cost of capital in an emerging market: evidence from Egypt

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Hany, Tamer

• The influence of corporate governance on corporate performance: evidence from Palestine

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Yousef M., Kamal, Rafiq H.

• Determinants of forward-looking disclosure: evidence from Bahraini capital market

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Gehan A., Elsayed A.H.

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