Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management

Aims & Scope

Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management is an international journal that promotes qualitative research at the interface of accounting and management.

The journal encourages the assessment of practices in the accounting field through a variety of theoretical lenses, and seeks to further our knowledge of the accounting-management nexus in its broadest (e.g., organisational, social and political) contexts.

QRAM welcomes submissions of original research papers, conceptual pieces, substantive review articles, and shorter papers such as comments or research notes.

The following is intended to indicate potential topics, but is by no means prescriptive.

These topics can be overlapping rather than discrete subject areas, and researchers should not feel restricted by the scope of the topics listed below. • Management accounting and control • Accountability, transition and organisational change • Performance management and accounting metrics • Accounting for strategic management • The use and behavioural effects of accounting information in organisational decision-making • Public and third sector accounting and management • Accounting and management controls for sustainability and the environment • Historical perspectives on the accounting-management interface • Methods and methodologies for research at the interface of accounting and management • Accounting and management in developing countries and emerging economies • Technology effects on accounting-management dynamics

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.814

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	37

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6624

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	318

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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, 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 qualitative research interview

  Citation: 981

  Authors: Sandy Q., John

• Institutional theories in management accounting change

  Citation: 150

  Authors: João A., Robert W.

• Lessons learned: advantages and disadvantages of mixed method research

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Mary A., Hanne S.O., Frank H.

• Qualitative management accounting research: rationale, pitfalls and potential

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Juhani

• Interrogating accountability

  Citation: 136

  Authors: Ken, Jayne

• Measurement as legitimacy versus legitimacy of measures

  Citation: 109

  Authors: Belinda, Jo, Robyn

• The use of a research diary as a tool for reflexive practice

  Citation: 105

  Authors: Sara, Catherine

• Corporate social reporting in Thailand

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Sunee, Howard, Mary

• A critical reflective discourse of an interventionist research project

  Citation: 96

  Authors: John C.

• Sustainable “what”? A cognitive approach to understanding sustainable development

  Citation: 91

  Authors: Christine, Kate, Markus, Richard

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