ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1970–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.9
SJR · SCImago
1.065
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
77
Best quartile
Q2 · 66th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 64 / 191 | 66th | Q2 |
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Accounting and Business Research
Accounting and Business Research is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.9), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 3, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
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ISSN 0001-4788Verify ISSN ↗2159-4260Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q2ABDC AABS / AJG 3WoS · SSCIONOS
4.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$2,970 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1970
Field of research
Accounting, auditing and accountability (3501)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Accounting
3 = highly regarded journals.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Accounting and Business Research indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1970–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.9.
What quartile is Accounting and Business Research in Scopus?
Accounting and Business Research is Q2 in Accounting (rank 64 of 191), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Accounting and Business Research?
Accounting and Business Research is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.065, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 77.
How much does it cost to publish in Accounting and Business Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,970 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Accounting and Business Research and what is its ISSN?
Accounting and Business Research is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 0001-4788 and its online ISSN is 2159-4260.
Is Accounting and Business Research covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Accounting and Business Research in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Accounting and Business Research?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Accounting, auditing and accountability.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Accounting and Business Research?
It is graded 3 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Accounting field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Accounting and Business Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Accounting and Business Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Accounting and Business Research has an h-index of 123 and a 2-year mean of 3.06 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #49 of 183 Scopus journals in Accounting.
123
h-index
3.06
2-yr mean citations
924
i10-index
2,278
works indexed
67,728
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,970
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#49 of 183 Top 27% Accounting
Accounting and Business Research published 41 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 50. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Accounting and Business Research? — latest 95 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (18.9%), United Kingdom (18.8%) and China (14.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Accounting and Business Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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