Journal profile
Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance
ISSN 2756-665X · eISSN 2756-6897 · Department of Accounting and Finance, Federal University Gusau · Nigeria
Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 90 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance is published by Department of Accounting and Finance, Federal University Gusau. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Corporate Governance and Financial Management, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Corporate Finance and Governance, together about 39.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance (GUJAF) aims to be publishing peer-reviewed, original research papers containing a substantial and original contribution to knowledge, within the scope of accounting, finance, and related fields. This includes areas such as financial accounting, cost accounting, forensic accounting, financial management, taxation, corporate governance, audit expectation gap, accounting information system, budget, and monetary policy. Positive empirical, analytical and experimental works will be considered, so long as they contribute significantly to the advancement of knowledge in accounting and finance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief M.Y. AbubakarPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting12.7%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.7%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Banking Sector Performance and ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 368 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 25 |
| 2025 | 90 | 90 | 42 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 33 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 5 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 1 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | NGN 20,000 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | NGN 20,000 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest
- AI use AI-TECHNOLOGY, GENDER DIVERSE-BOARDS AND WORKPLACE DIVERSITY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DISCLOSURE
Muhammad Aminu Isa, Farida Mohammed Shehu 496-515 PDF DOI: https://doi.org/10.57233/gujaf.v7i1.035
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship THE EFFECT OF CREDIT RISK INDICATORS ON STABILITY OF LISTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS IN NIGERIA
Umar Salim Ibrahim, Hamza Umar Muhammad, Idris Hauwa Jibrin, Jamilu Madaki, Abdullahi Zaharadeen Musa, Najib Muhammed Sani 436-449 PDF DOI: https://doi.org/10.57233/gujaf.v7i1.31
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest DISCLOSURE OF BIODIVERSITY REPORTS AND EARNINGS MANAGEMENT BY LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN NIGERIA
Segun Idowu ADENIYI PhD, Amobi Daniel NWOKAFOR, PhD 220-231 PDF DOI: https://doi.org/10.57233/gujaf.v7i1.15
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
- Department of Accounting and Finance, Federal University Gusau
- Country or region
- Nigeria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2756-665X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2756-6897
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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 Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance
How long does peer review take at Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Gusau Journal of Accounting and Finance is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .