Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Accounting Education
ISSN 0963-9284 · eISSN 1468-4489 · Taylor & Francis
Accounting Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,175; median 503 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 14% (journal website); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Accounting Education is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Accounting Education and Careers, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Accounting and Organizational Management, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As a leading international forum, Accounting Education publishes peer-reviewed research papers on accounting education at all levels and in all forms. This included submissions about curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment, and policy; and on how research influences the practice of accounting education. Original submissions are welcome - whether qualitative, quantitative, theoretical or conceptual - that resonate with a global readership. While we do not publish instructional materials (e.g. instructional cases, teaching notes, descriptions of practices or innovations) we do encourage papers that rigorously analyse the effectiveness of new teaching practices. Note that papers that are primarily systematic literature reviews, structured literature reviews, or bibliometric analyses are not currently being considered for publication. Accounting Education is included in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Peer Review Policy: All articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial screening by the Editor followed by double-anonymized refereeing involving two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor. Reviewers are expected to abide by COPE's ethical guidelines for peer reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editor-in-chief Alan SangsterPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 13, United Kingdom 13, Australia 11, New Zealand 9, Canada 6 (79 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Accounting Education and CareersBusiness, Management and Accounting29.9%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting10.5%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting10.1%
- Management and Marketing EducationBusiness, Management and Accounting9.6%
- Innovations in Educational MethodsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Reflective Practices in EducationSocial Sciences3.7%
- Online and Blended LearningSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, AB I/Inform, British Education Index, Contents Pages in Education, Educational Research Index, Emerald Abstracts (Emerald Management Reviews), Research into Higher Education Abstracts, Swets Information Services
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.88Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.93Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 713OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 189,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 34 | 15 | 58 |
| 2024 | 42 | 23 | 310 |
| 2023 | 39 | 15 | 499 |
| 2022 | 43 | 15 | 801 |
| 2021 | 38 | 11 | 1,519 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
503 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 359 days – 700 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (69 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 512 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (75 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 77 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,175 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- instructional materials; systematic literature reviews; structured literature reviews; bibliometric analyses
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open Select (hybrid) journal; authors can choose to publish open access. Model summary
Accounting Education is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial screening by the Editor followed by double-anonymized refereeing involving two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor. Model summary
All articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review based on initial screening by the Editor followed by double-anonymized refereeing involving two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0963-9284
- Electronic ISSN
- 1468-4489
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Accounting Education
What CAS zone is Accounting Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Accounting Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Accounting Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Accounting Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 503 days (interquartile range 359–700 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What JCR quartile is Accounting Education in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Accounting Education based?
Of the 79 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), United Kingdom (13) and Australia (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Accounting Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Accounting Education is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Accounting Education open access, and what is the APC?
Accounting Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,175.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .