Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting

Aims & Scope

The papers published present useful theoretical and methodological results with the support of interesting empirical applications.

Purely theoretical and methodological research with the potential for important applications is also published.

Besides the traditional high-quality, theoretical and empirical research in finance, the journal also publishes papers dealing with interdisciplinary topics including: Financial accounting which uses financial and economic theory and/or methodology; Managerial accounting and auditing which use financial and economic theory and/or methodology to deal with internal accounting data and decision making.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.541

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10760

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	834

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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 Event Study Methodology Since 1969

  Citation: 544

  Authors: John

• Nonparametric event study tests

  Citation: 489

  Authors: Arnold Richard

• Corporate social responsibility and financial performance: the “virtuous circle” revisited

  Citation: 388

  Authors: Edward, Elizabeth

• The association between integrated reporting and firm valuation

  Citation: 301

  Authors: Kin-Wai, Gillian Hian-Heng

• The joint determination of audit fees, non-audit fees, and abnormal accruals

  Citation: 243

  Authors: Rick, Elizabeth, Ganapathi, Ling

• Corporate governance and firm operating performance

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Lawrence D., Marcus L.

• Information Asymmetry and Earnings Management: Some Evidence

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Vernon J.

• Estimating and Testing Exponential-Affine Term Structure Models by Kalman Filter

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Jin-Chuan, Jean-Guy

• Abnormal real operations, real earnings management, and subsequent crashes in stock prices

  Citation: 185

  Authors: Bill, Iftekhar, Lingxiang

• Portfolio selection with skewness: A multiple-objective approach

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Tsong-Yue

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