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Accounting and Finance Research

Accounting and Finance Research was rated ABDC C in the 2016 list and is not in the current ABDC 2025 list, Scopus or Web of Science.

Checked against the index lists dated 2 November 2026.

ISSN 1927-5986Verify ISSN ↗1927-5994Verify ISSN ↗

Discontinued ABDC C (2016)

Indexed in

major indexes

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025

Last known rating

Last seen in ABDC list

2016

⚠ Discontinued from ABDC — not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List

Rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but not included in ABDC's 2025 review — confirm current standing directly with ABDC.

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Not listed in: Scopus, Web of Science, DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is Accounting and Finance Research indexed in Scopus?

No — Accounting and Finance Research is not currently indexed in Scopus.

What is the impact factor of Accounting and Finance Research?

Accounting and Finance Research has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.

Who publishes Accounting and Finance Research and what is its ISSN?

Its print ISSN is 1927-5986 and its online ISSN is 1927-5994.

Is Accounting and Finance Research in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

What is the ABDC rating of Accounting and Finance Research?

It was rated C in the 2016 ABDC list but is not in the current 2025 Journal Quality List.

Is Accounting and Finance Research open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is Accounting and Finance Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Accounting and Finance Research has an h-index of 32 and a 2-year mean of 0.83 citations per paper (OpenAlex).

h-index

0.83

2-yr mean citations

113

i10-index

669

works indexed

4,373

total citations

Papers published per year

Accounting and Finance Research published 19 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 84. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceCorporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Accounting and Finance Research? — latest 91 articles, 2021–2026

In its latest 91 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Malaysia (36.8%), United States (21.4%) and Jordan (4.4%).

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Accounting and Finance Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Not in the Scopus source list. 1 retracted paper is recorded (1.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusNot in the Scopus source list
Retracted papers 1 · 1.5 per 1,000 papers
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.

Official sources & links

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