Journal profile
Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives
ISSN 2672-7293 · eISSN 0128-0384 · Universiti Malaya · Malaysia
Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives is published by Universiti Malaya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Accounting and Organizational Management, together about 36.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AJAP is dedicated to providing a platform for researchers to discuss and forward issues affecting Asian countries, exchange ideas and share experiences related to their areas of expertise and interest in a broad accounting and finance research area. We welcome quality research work in the form of a research paper, literature review paper, case study, conceptual paper, and book review that is well written and meets the aims and scope of AJAP. AJAP encourages submission to address socio-economic issues in society and sustainability.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting17.9%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- Accounting Theory and Financial ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Asian Digital Library, Crossref, Dimensions, Directory of Open Access scholarly Resources, Google Scholar, Malaysian Citation Index, MyJurnalPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 133 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 48 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 89 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 107 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 120 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 94 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 72 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10
- book reviewA book review is a scholarly review that aims to critically analyse a book for its quality, meaning, and significance based on its content, style, and merit.Length not stated
- book reviewsWe invite high-quality scholarly work—including research papers, literature reviews, case studies, conceptual papers, and book reviews—that is well-written and …Length not stated
- case studiesWe invite high-quality scholarly work—including research papers, literature reviews, case studies, conceptual papers, and book reviews—that is well-written and …Length not stated
- case studyCase studies in specific areas of research in accounting and finance that describe actual interventions or experiences within organizations.Length not stated
- conceptual paperThese papers will not be based on research but will develop hypotheses. The papers are likely to be discursive and will cover philosophical discussions and comp…Length not stated
- conceptual papersWe invite high-quality scholarly work—including research papers, literature reviews, case studies, conceptual papers, and book reviews—that is well-written and …Length not stated
- literature reviewIt is expected that all types of papers cite any relevant literature in specific areas of research in accounting and finance, so this category should only be us…Length not stated
- literature reviewsWe invite high-quality scholarly work—including research papers, literature reviews, case studies, conceptual papers, and book reviews—that is well-written and …Length not stated
- research paperThis category covers standard research in accounting and finance papers that may involve the construction or testing of a model or framework, action research, t…Length not stated
- research papersWe invite high-quality scholarly work—including research papers, literature reviews, case studies, conceptual papers, and book reviews—that is well-written and …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Originality requirement Model summary
The manuscript must be original work not under submission to another journal or consideration for publication in another form, such as a book chapter.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
APA 7th referencing and citation style. Model summary
LicenseArticles in the Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives (AJAP) are published under a licence equivalent to the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License (CC BY-NC-ND). The licence allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article as long as the author is attributed. The article is not used for commercial purposes, and the work is not modified or adapted in any way.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access. Model summary
Articles published in the AJAP is available in digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review with minimum two independent reviewers Model summary
A minimum of two independent reviewers with expertise in the relevant subject area will be appointed to conduct a double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism policy: manuscripts with more than 20% similarity index will not be considered. Model summary
Manuscripts with plagiarized content of more than 20% similarity index will not be considered by the journal.
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
- Universiti Malaya
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2672-7293
- Electronic ISSN
- 0128-0384
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 are the manuscript requirements of Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Accounting Perspectives is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .