Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change
ISSN 1832-5912 · eISSN 1839-5473 · Emerald
Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change is published by Emerald and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Accounting and Organizational Management, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, together about 49.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (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
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting26.2%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting14.5%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting8.5%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences6.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Management and Organizational StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- Environmental Sustainability in BusinessBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Accounting Education and CareersBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 2 |
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
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 377OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 832 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 15 | 18 |
| 2025 | 96 | 25 | 327 |
| 2024 | 52 | 13 | 441 |
| 2023 | 45 | 16 | 659 |
| 2022 | 35 | 11 | 752 |
| 2021 | 54 | 13 | 1,209 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1832-5912
- Electronic ISSN
- 1839-5473
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change
What CAS zone is Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .