Journal profile
Finance Accounting and Business Analysis
ISSN 2603-5324 · Public Finance Institute · Bulgaria
Finance Accounting and Business Analysis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Finance Accounting and Business Analysis is published by Public Finance Institute. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 19.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Finance, Accounting and Business Analysis (FABA) is an international, double-blind peer-reviewed, open access electronic journal established in 2019. The journal provides an open platform for academic debate and exchange of ideas among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers on contemporary issues in finance, accounting, business analysis, and related areas, with a particular emphasis on internationally relevant research connecting European, Asian, and African perspectives. Aims Finance, Accounting and Business Analysis (FABA) aims to publish high-quality, original and unpublished scholarly research in finance, accounting, business analysis, and closely related fields, with a distinctive international orientation and particular attention to studies that connect European, Asian, and African academic and professional perspectives. The journal seeks to provide a platform for theoretically grounded, empirically robust, and practically relevant research that addresses financial, accounting, business, and economic issues across different institutional, regulatory, and market contexts. FABA especially welcomes contributions that offer comparative, cross-country, regional, or internationally relevant insights, including studies focused on emerging markets, transition economies, developing economies, and economies undergoing financial, accounting, regulatory, or institutional transformation. Through this international and applied focus, the journal aims to support evidence-based decision-making, encourage scholarly exchange among researchers and practitioners from different regions, and contribute to the development of knowledge in finance, accounting, business analysis, and related economic fields. Building on the international academic networks and partnerships of the University of National and World Economy, including long-standing cooperation with institutions and scholars from Europe, Asia, and Africa, FABA encourages scholarly contributions that foster cross-regional academic dialogue. Scope and topics FABA welcomes both theoretical and applied studies, including (but not limited to) the following areas: - Financial markets and financial integration - Financial sustainability - Monetary and fiscal policy - Banking and financial intermediation - Corporate finance and financial management - Financial crises, regulation, and supervision - International finance and public finance - Behavioral aspects of finance - Interdisciplinary financial studies - Accoun
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Yanko HristozovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 9%); most named Australia 3, Türkiye 3, Russia 3, Romania 3, Mainland China 2 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.5%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
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
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 139 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 16 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–350 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Credit rating, financial performance, and value of listed insurance companies in Nigeria
Oluwamayowa Iredele, Haliyah Ayomide Haroon 21-36 PDF HTML JATS XML
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access, licensing, and fees
Open access under CC BY 4.0. Model summary
FABA provides immediate open access to published content under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. The journal does not charge fees for article approval or publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review and editorial screening
Double-blind peer review; open access international electronic journal. Model summary
All submissions are subject to initial editorial screening and double-blind peer review.
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
- Public Finance Institute
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2603-5324
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Finance Accounting and Business Analysis
How long does peer review take at Finance Accounting and Business Analysis?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Finance Accounting and Business Analysis?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–350 words; Reference style: Chicago; Templates: Word. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Finance Accounting and Business Analysis based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), Türkiye (3) and Russia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Finance Accounting and Business Analysis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Finance Accounting and Business Analysis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Finance Accounting and Business Analysis open access, and what is the APC?
Finance Accounting and Business Analysis 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .