Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal
ISSN 0951-3574 · eISSN 1758-4205 · Emerald
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; hybrid open access; 82 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal is published by Emerald and is in Zone 2 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Accounting and Organizational Management, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Management and Organizational Studies, together about 49.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting26.2%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13.6%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting9%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences8.1%
- Accounting Education and CareersBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 182OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,455OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.34%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 40 | 24 |
| 2025 | 82 | 52 | 227 |
| 2024 | 77 | 49 | 439 |
| 2023 | 108 | 76 | 1,171 |
| 2022 | 96 | 58 | 2,156 |
| 2021 | 135 | 84 | 4,526 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 0951-3574
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-4205
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal
What CAS zone is Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal is in Zone 2 of Management, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 10.5, h-index 182.
Which databases index Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .