Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal
ISSN 1834-2000 · eISSN 1834-2019 · University of Wollongong · Australia
Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal is published by University of Wollongong and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, together about 30.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Strategy and Management. (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
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting12.1%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting11.4%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 283OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 689 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 83 |
| 2024 | 65 | 65 | 228 |
| 2023 | 77 | 77 | 705 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 1,362 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | 796 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- University of Wollongong
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1834-2000
- Electronic ISSN
- 1834-2019
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal
What CAS zone is Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Which databases index Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .