ABS Academic Journal Guide field
ABS Accounting journals
89 journals are graded in Accounting in the Chartered Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Guide 2024 — 4 at 4*, 2 at 4, 22 at 3, 34 at 2 and 27 at 1. Listed 4* first, each with its Scopus and Web of Science status.
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Graded 4*
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Graded 4
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Graded 3
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Graded 2
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Graded 1
| Grade | Journal | Publisher | ISSN | Scopus | SJR | WoS | ABDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4* | Accounting Review FT50 UTD24 | American Accounting Association | 0001-4826 / 1558-7967 | Q1 7.5 | 4.40 | SSCI | A* |
| 4* | Accounting, Organizations and Society FT50 | Elsevier | 0361-3682 / 1873-6289 | Q1 7.1 | 3.10 | SSCI | A* |
| 4* | Journal of Accounting and Economics FT50 UTD24 | Elsevier | 0165-4101 / 1879-1980 | Q1 11.7 | 8.75 | SSCI | A* |
| 4* | Journal of Accounting Research FT50 UTD24 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0021-8456 / 1475-679X | Q1 13.4 | 9.77 | SSCI | A* |
| 4 | Contemporary Accounting Research FT50 | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0823-9150 / 1911-3846 | Q1 7.3 | 3.69 | SSCI | A* |
| 4 | Review of Accounting Studies FT50 | Springer International Publishing | 1380-6653 / 1573-7136 | Q1 10.7 | 5.56 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Abacus | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0001-3072 / 1467-6281 | Q2 4.1 | 0.76 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | Accounting and Business Research | Taylor & Francis Online | 0001-4788 / 2159-4260 | Q2 4.9 | 1.06 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | Accounting Forum | Taylor & Francis Online | 0155-9982 / 1467-6303 | Q1 7.1 | 1.09 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | Accounting Horizons | American Accounting Association | 0888-7993 / 1558-7975 | Q2 4.3 | 1.36 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | 0951-3574 / 1368-0668 | Q1 10.5 | 1.57 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Auditing | American Accounting Association | 0278-0380 / 1558-7991 | Q1 5.3 | 2.32 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Behavioral Research in Accounting | American Accounting Association | 1050-4753 / 1558-8009 | Q3 2 | 0.68 | ESCI | A |
| 3 | British Accounting Review | Elsevier | 0890-8389 / 1095-8347 | Q1 10.4 | 1.71 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | British Tax Review | Sweet & Maxwell | 0007-1870 | Q3 0.5 | 0.17 | – | A* |
| 3 | Critical Perspectives on Accounting | Elsevier | 1045-2354 / 1095-9955 | Q1 10.9 | 2.10 | SSCI | A |
| 3 | European Accounting Review | Taylor & Francis Online | 0963-8180 / 1468-4497 | Q1 7.5 | 2.27 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Financial Accountability and Management | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0267-4424 / 1468-0408 | Q1 8.6 | 1.14 | ESCI | A |
| 3 | Foundations and Trends in Accounting | Now Publishers | 1554-0642 / 1554-0650 | Q3 1.2 | 1.05 | – | A |
| 3 | International Journal of Accounting | World Scientific Publishing | 1094-4060 / 2213-3933 | Q2 2.9 | 0.44 | ESCI | A |
| 3 | Journal of Accounting and Public Policy | Elsevier | 0278-4254 / 1873-2070 | Q1 4.1 | 0.97 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | Journal of Accounting Literature | Emerald Group Publishing | 0737-4607 / 2452-1469 | Q2 4.8 | 0.91 | ESCI | A |
| 3 | Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance | Sage Publications | 0148-558X / 2160-4061 | Q1 4.4 | 0.96 | ESCI | A |
| 3 | Journal of Business Finance and Accounting | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0306-686X / 1468-5957 | Q2 4.5 | 1.20 | SSCI | A* |
| 3 | JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTING | American Accounting Association | 2380-2146 / 2380-2154 | – | – | ESCI | A |
| 3 | Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation | Elsevier | 1061-9518 / 1879-1603 | Q1 6 | 0.89 | ESCI | B |
| 3 | Journal of the American Taxation Association | American Accounting Association | 0198-9073 / 1558-8017 | Q2 3.4 | 1.22 | ESCI | A |
| 3 | Management Accounting Research | Elsevier | 1044-5005 / 1096-1224 | Q1 8.8 | 1.63 | SSCI | A* |
| 2 | Accounting and Finance | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0810-5391 / 1467-629X | Q1 5.4 | 0.81 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Accounting and the Public Interest | American Accounting Association | 1530-9320 | Q4 0.8 | 0.16 | – | B |
| 2 | Accounting in Europe | Taylor & Francis Online | 1744-9480 / 1744-9499 | Q1 14.5 | 1.96 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Accounting Research Journal | Emerald Group Publishing Limited | 1030-9616 / 1839-5465 | Q1 6.8 | 0.62 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Accounting, Economics and Law: A Convivium | De Gruyter | 2152-2820 / 2194-6051 | Q1 2.7 | 0.47 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Advances in Accounting | Elsevier | 0882-6110 / 1046-5715 | Q3 2.5 | 0.43 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research | Emerald Group Publishing | 1475-1488 / 2977-2494 | Q4 0.7 | – | – | A |
| 2 | Advances in Management Accounting | Emerald Group Publishing | 1474-7871 / 2977-2397 | Q4 1 | – | – | A |
| 2 | Advances in Taxation | Emerald Group Publishing | 1058-7497 / 2985-7554 | Q4 0.7 | – | – | B |
| 2 | Asia-Pacific Journal of Accounting and Economics | Taylor & Francis Online | 1608-1625 / 2164-2257 | Q2 3.9 | 0.46 | SSCI | B |
| 2 | Asian Review of Accounting | Emerald Group Publishing | 1321-7348 / 1758-8863 | Q2 4.7 | 0.56 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Australian Accounting Review | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 1035-6908 / 1835-2561 | Q1 7.1 | 0.70 | SSCI | B |
| 2 | China Journal of Accounting Research | Elsevier | 1755-3091 / 2214-1421 | Q1 6.6 | 1.11 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Current Issues in Auditing | American Accounting Association | 1936-1270 | Q3 2.3 | 0.32 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | International Journal of Accounting and Information Management | Emerald Group Publishing Ltd | 1758-9037 / 1834-7649 | Q1 9.9 | 1.11 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | International Journal of Accounting Information Systems | Elsevier | 1467-0895 / 1873-4723 | Q1 14.5 | 1.75 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance Evaluation | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. | 1740-8008 / 1740-8016 | Q3 1.6 | 0.23 | – | C |
| 2 | International Journal of Auditing | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 1090-6738 / 1099-1123 | Q2 3.4 | 0.68 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | International Journal of Disclosure and Governance | Palgrave Macmillan | 1741-3591 / 1746-6539 | Q1 5.4 | 0.65 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. | 1753-6715 / 1753-6723 | Q2 3.4 | 0.50 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change | Emerald Group Publishing | 1832-5912 / 1839-5473 | Q1 7.1 | 0.81 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies | Emerald Group Publishing | 2042-1168 / 2042-1176 | Q1 8.9 | 0.84 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Journal of Applied Accounting Research | Emerald Group Publishing | 0967-5426 / 1758-8855 | Q1 11.4 | 1.23 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics | Elsevier | 1815-5669 | Q2 4.2 | 0.80 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Forensic Accounting Research | American Accounting Association | 2380-2138 | Q4 1 | – | – | B |
| 2 | Journal of International Accounting Research | American Accounting Association | 1542-6297 / 1558-8025 | Q3 2.1 | 0.53 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting | Wiley-Blackwell Publishing | 0954-1314 / 1467-646X | Q1 16.2 | 1.64 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Management Accounting Research | American Accounting Association | 1049-2127 / 1558-8033 | Q3 3.1 | 1.25 | ESCI | A* |
| 2 | Journal of Management Control | Springer International Publishing | 2191-4761 / 2191-477X | Q1 6.9 | 0.92 | ESCI | A |
| 2 | Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 1096-3367 / 1945-1814 | Q1 6.4 | 0.74 | ESCI | B |
| 2 | JOURNAL OF TAX ADMINISTRATION | University of Exeter Business School | 2059-190X | – | – | ESCI | B |
| 2 | Managerial Auditing Journal | Emerald Group Publishing | 0268-6902 / 1758-7735 | Q1 5.8 | 0.68 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 1176-6093 / 1758-7654 | Q1 7.4 | 1.03 | SSCI | A |
| 2 | Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal | Emerald Publishing | 2040-8021 / 2040-803X | Q1 15.7 | 1.81 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | Accounting, Finance and Governance Review | Irish Accounting and Finance Association | 2009-8766 / 2737-7482 | Q4 1 | – | – | – |
| 1 | Advances in Environmental Accounting and Management | Emerald Group Publishing | 1479-3598 / 2977-2435 | Q1 4.2 | 0.30 | – | B |
| 1 | Advances in Public Interest Accounting | Emerald Group Publishing | 1041-7060 / 2977-4624 | – | – | – | C |
| 1 | AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AUDITING AND FINANCE | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. | 2046-8083 / 2046-8091 | – | – | ESCI | C |
| 1 | Asian Journal of Accounting Research | Emerald Group Publishing | 2443-4175 / 2459-9700 | Q1 8.9 | 0.64 | – | B |
| 1 | ATA Journal of Legal Tax Research | American Accounting Association | 1543-866X | Q3 0.8 | 0.12 | ESCI | C |
| 1 | Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal | University of Wollongong | 1834-2000 / 1834-2019 | Q2 4.9 | 0.39 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | China Journal of Accounting Studies | Taylor & Francis Online | 2169-7213 / 2169-7221 | Q3 2.1 | 0.48 | – | B |
| 1 | Comptabilite Controle Audit | Association Francophone de Comptabilité FRANCE | 1262-2788 / 2313-514X | Q4 0.9 | 0.16 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | EDPACS | Taylor & Francis Online | 0736-6981 / 1936-1009 | Q2 2.8 | 0.21 | – | C |
| 1 | International Journal of Critical Accounting | Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. | 1757-9848 / 1757-9856 | – | – | – | C |
| 1 | Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems (JAMIS) | Bucharest University of Economic Studies | 1583-4387 / 2559-6004 | – | – | – | C |
| 1 | Journal of Accounting and Taxation | – | 2141-6664 | – | – | – | – |
| 1 | Journal of Forensic & Investigative Accounting | Louisiana State University | 2165-3755 | – | – | – | B |
| 1 | Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting | American Accounting Association | 2155-3815 | Q4 1.2 | 0.28 | – | B |
| 1 | Journal of Information Systems | American Accounting Association | 0888-7985 / 1558-7959 | Q2 5 | 0.73 | SSCI | A |
| 1 | Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research | Emerald Group Publishing | 1759-0817 / 1759-0825 | Q1 7.9 | 0.46 | ESCI | C |
| 1 | Management Accounting Frontiers | The Institute of Certified Management Accountants | 1443-9905 / 1443-9913 | – | – | – | C |
| 1 | Meditari Accountancy Research | Emerald Group Publishing | 2049-372X / 2049-3738 | Q1 10.8 | 0.97 | ESCI | A |
| 1 | Pacific Accounting Review | Emerald Group Publishing | 0114-0582 / 2041-5494 | Q2 5.1 | 0.52 | ESCI | B |
| 1 | Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting | Emerald Group Publishing | 1574-0765 / 2978-140X | Q4 0.6 | – | – | B |
| 1 | Revista Contabilidade e Financas | University of São Paulo | 1519-7077 / 1808-057X | Q4 1.1 | 0.18 | – | C |
| 1 | Revista de Contabilidad-Spanish Accounting Review | ASEPUC (Associacion Espanola de Profesores Universitarios de Contabilidad) | 1138-4891 / 1988-4672 | Q2 3.2 | 0.35 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Revista Espanola de Financiacion y Contabilidad | Taylor & Francis Online | 0210-2412 / 2332-0753 | Q2 3 | 0.35 | SSCI | B |
| 1 | Social and Environmental Accountability Journal | Taylor & Francis Online | 0969-160X / 2156-2245 | Q2 4.5 | 0.47 | – | B |
| 1 | South African Journal of Accounting Research | Routledge | 1029-1954 / 2376-3981 | Q2 3.4 | 0.38 | ESCI | C |
| 1 | World Tax Journal | International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation | 1878-4917 / 2352-9237 | Q2 1.7 | 0.94 | ESCI | B |
Chartered ABS Academic Journal Guide 2024, field Accounting (dataset 2026-10-04). SJR is from SCImago. 6 of these are also in the Financial Times 50. 3 are in the UT Dallas 24. Confirm any grade on the official ABS guide ↗ before relying on it.