ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1982–2026
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.1
Best quartile
Q1 · 80th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | 294 / 1530 | 80th | Q1 |
| Accounting | 79 / 191 | 58th | Q2 |
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
ISSN 0278-4254 · 1873-2070
Publisher: Elsevier
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*WoS · SSCIONOS
Is Journal of Accounting and Public Policy indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1982–2026, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.1.
Is Journal of Accounting and Public Policy in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Accounting and Public Policy? It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Accounting, auditing and accountability.
Is Journal of Accounting and Public Policy open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
4.1
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
80th percentile
A*
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
▲ Upgraded from A (2022) vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1982
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.
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Not listed in FT50.
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Not listed in UT Dallas.
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Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
Official sources & links
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