Journal profile · Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Foundations and Trends in Accounting
ISSN 1554-0642 · eISSN 1554-0650 · Now Publishers Inc.
Foundations and Trends in Accounting: subscription journal; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Foundations and Trends in Accounting is published by Now Publishers Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting and Accounting and Organizational Management, together about 49.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Economics, Econometrics and Finance-Finance
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting19.9%
- Accounting Theory and Financial ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting16.9%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting12.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Accounting and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Q3 | 252/342 | — |
| Accounting | Q4 | 146/191 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 77 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 181 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 276 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 284 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 354 |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 200 |
| 2021 | 4 | 3 | 229 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Now Publishers Inc.
- ISSN
- 1554-0642
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-0650
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Foundations and Trends in Accounting
Which databases index Foundations and Trends in Accounting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Foundations and Trends in Accounting is indexed in Scopus.
Is Foundations and Trends in Accounting open access, and what is the APC?
Foundations and Trends in Accounting is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .