Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance
ISSN 0148-558X · eISSN 2160-4061 · SAGE
Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; review about 10 days (submission to first decision, publisher); acceptance rate 17.5% (journal website); 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Corporate Finance and Governance and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, together about 60.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting and Finance. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance (JAAF), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is an indispensable resource for accounting and auditing researchers, faculty and students. Along with the exploratory and innovative works in TRACKS, JAAF offers valuable insights into developments in accounting and related fields, such as finance, economics and operations. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 48, Mainland China 5, Hong Kong, China 2, Canada 2, Israel 2 (62 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 Accounting27%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting20.4%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting13.3%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
- Risk Management in Financial FirmsBusiness, Management and Accounting2%
- Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 644OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,387 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 41 | 13 | 36 |
| 2024 | 31 | 11 | 124 |
| 2023 | 39 | 18 | 169 |
| 2022 | 29 | 8 | 257 |
| 2021 | 43 | 10 | 371 |
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17.5%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 200 / USD 100 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2
- original articleJAAF considers original articles on empirical, analytical, and experimental work that contributes to advancing knowledge in accounting. Manuscripts should be 12…Length not stated
- original articlesJAAF considers original articles on empirical, analytical, and experimental work that contributes to advancing knowledge in accounting.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
COPE member Model summary
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
Contributors submitting manuscripts for review will be charged a manuscript submission fee of two hundred dollars (US$200) for each submitted and resubmitted manuscript. Desk rejected manuscripts may be refunded US$ 100 (half of the submission fee), but please note that all other peer-reviewed manuscripts are ineligible for a refund request. Questions about desk rejected manuscript refunds or ques…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0148-558X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2160-4061
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance
What CAS zone is Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance?
The publisher reports about 10 days (submission to first decision); first decisions include desk rejections; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17.5%. 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 Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance based?
Of the 62 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (48), Mainland China (5) and Hong Kong, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .