Contemporary Accounting Research

Aims & Scope

Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR), the premiere research journal of the Canadian Academic Accounting Association, publishes leading- edge research that contributes to our collective understanding of accounting's role within organizations, markets or society.

Canadian based, and global in scope, CAR seeks to reflect the worldwide intellectual diversity in accounting research.

Therefore, CAR welcomes interesting and intellectually rigorous work in all topics of accounting, using any appropriate method, and based in any discipline or research tradition that can contribute to accounting knowledge.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.8
2024	3.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	3.069

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	133

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	683

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1584

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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.

• Earnings, Book Values, and Dividends in Equity Valuation*

  Citation: 3466

  Authors: JAMES A.

• Causes and Consequences of Earnings Manipulation: An Analysis of Firms Subject to Enforcement Actions by the SEC*

  Citation: 2720

  Authors: PATRICIA M., RICHARD G., AMY P.

• The Effect of Audit Quality on Earnings Management*

  Citation: 2195

  Authors: CONNIE L., MARK L., JAMES, K.R.

• Valuation and Clean Surplus Accounting for Operating and Financial Activities*

  Citation: 1438

  Authors: GERALD A., JAMES A.

• Stock Performance and Intermediation Changes Surrounding Sustained Increases in Disclosure*

  Citation: 1367

  Authors: PAUL M., AMY P., KRISHNA G.

• Predicting Material Accounting Misstatements*

  Citation: 1358

  Authors: PATRICIA M., WEILI, CHAD R., RICHARD G.

• Audit Fees: A Meta‐analysis of the Effect of Supply and Demand Attributes*

  Citation: 1256

  Authors: David C., W. Robert, Norman

• Female Directors and Earnings Quality*

  Citation: 951

  Authors: BIN, FERDINAND A., JUDY

• The Relation Between Earnings Management Using Real Activities Manipulation and Future Performance: Evidence from Meeting Earnings Benchmarks*

  Citation: 915

  Authors: KATHERINE A.

• Do Institutional Investors Prefer Near‐Term Earnings over Long‐Run Value?*

  Citation: 869

  Authors: Brian J.

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