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Journal of Law Finance and Accounting
ISSN 2380-5005 · eISSN 2380-5013 · Now Publishers Inc
Journal of Law Finance and Accounting: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 4 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Law Finance and Accounting is published by Now Publishers Inc 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 Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Law, Finance, and Accounting will offer an outlet for high quality empirical or theoretical scholarly work at the intersection of law, finance, and accounting. This intersection includes research having implications for the ways law and regulation affect the structure, governance, performance, and function of the firms, markets, and institutions that comprise the financial system as well as research that addresses the different ways capital is raised and the links between financial markets and the real economy. This interdisciplinary research area is sometimes called “law and finance,” although much important relevant work comes from scholars whose principal home may be in accounting, economics, or political science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Viral AcharyaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 25, United Kingdom 4, Italy 1, Canada 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting21.4%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting13.6%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.4%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.3%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
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 |
| Minor | Law | 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 |
| Minor | Law | 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) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 75 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | 41 |
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
- Peer review
- Single 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. Model summary
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Single anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 1 independent and anonymous reviewer. Model summary
Single anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 1 independent and anonymous reviewer.
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
- Now Publishers Inc
- ISSN
- 2380-5005
- Electronic ISSN
- 2380-5013
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Law Finance and Accounting
What CAS zone is Journal of Law Finance and Accounting in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Law Finance and Accounting is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance / Law. 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 Law Finance and Accounting?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 16.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Law Finance and Accounting based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (25), United Kingdom (4) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Law Finance and Accounting?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Law Finance and Accounting is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Law Finance and Accounting open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Law Finance and Accounting is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .