ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
10.4
SJR · SCImago
1.705
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
100
Best quartile
Q1 · 89th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 21 / 191 | 89th | Q1 |
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British Accounting Review
British Accounting Review is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 10.4), ABDC A*, ABS / AJG 3, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0890-8389Verify ISSN ↗1095-8347Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*ABS / AJG 3WoS · SSCIONOS
10.4
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
A*
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,770 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
1968
Field of research
Accounting, auditing and accountability (3501)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Elsevier
A* = top 5–7% of journals in its field — an internationally recognised exemplar of excellence.
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.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
Learn about ONOS Editorial TimelinePublisher's own reported turnaround
| Stage | Typical time |
|---|---|
| Submission → first decision | 27 days |
| Acceptance → online publication | 174 days |
Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is British Accounting Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 10.4.
What quartile is British Accounting Review in Scopus?
British Accounting Review is Q1 in Accounting (rank 21 of 191), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of British Accounting Review?
British Accounting Review 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 10.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 89th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.705, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 100.
How much does it cost to publish in British Accounting Review?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,770 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes British Accounting Review and what is its ISSN?
British Accounting Review is published by Elsevier. Its print ISSN is 0890-8389 and its online ISSN is 1095-8347.
Is British Accounting Review covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is British Accounting Review in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of British Accounting Review?
It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Accounting, auditing and accountability.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of British Accounting Review?
It is graded 3 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Accounting field, unchanged from 2021.
Is British Accounting Review open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is British Accounting Review? — open metrics via OpenAlex
British Accounting Review has an h-index of 134 and a 2-year mean of 5.65 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 10.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #24 of 183 Scopus journals in Accounting.
134
h-index
5.65
2-yr mean citations
853
i10-index
2,001
works indexed
75,009
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,770
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#24 of 183 Top 14% Accounting
British Accounting Review published 148 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 150. 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 British Accounting Review? — latest 92 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 92 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from China (26.8%), Australia (16.6%) and United Kingdom (16.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for British Accounting Review? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 47 retracted papers are recorded (23.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 47 · 23.5 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.
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