Journal profile · Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
China Accounting and Finance Review
ISSN 2307-3055 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
China Accounting and Finance Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 14.8% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
China Accounting and Finance Review is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, together about 50.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
China Accounting and Finance Review (CAFR) is a leading double-blind peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1999 by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in collaboration with Tsinghua University. It is dedicated to promoting empirical and theoretical research and studies on significant accounting and finance issues, and serving as a platform for financial economists from China and around the world to share their views and investigations on a wide range of contemporary and cutting-edge issues relating to both the Chinese and international financial markets. CAFR welcomes submissions of original and high-quality research papers and literature reviews that address any topics relating to accounting and finance globally. Additionally, it also strongly encourages cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary research that bridges accounting and finance with other related fields. It aims to contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of the evolving landscape of accounting and finance in both Chinese and international contexts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Business, Management and Accounting-Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting19.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting17.7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.8%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Political Influence and Corporate StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Financial Risk and Volatility ModelingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 214/235 | — |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 258/283 | — |
| Finance | Q4 | 331/342 | — |
| Accounting | Q4 | 188/191 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 117,359Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 193 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 196 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 216 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 173 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 100 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 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 | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 18000 wordsmain text ≤ 18,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
Diamond open access journal with no article processing charges. Model summary
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review with at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2307-3055
- Print ISSN
- 1029-807X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 4 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 China Accounting and Finance Review
How long does peer review take at China Accounting and Finance Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14.8%. 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 China Accounting and Finance Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, China Accounting and Finance Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is China Accounting and Finance Review open access, and what is the APC?
China Accounting and Finance Review 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .