ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2009–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.2
SJR · SCImago
0.801
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
46
Best quartile
Q2 · 59th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 77 / 191 | 59th | Q2 |
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Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.2), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier.
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ISSN 1815-5669Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier
Scopus · Q2ABDC AABS / AJG 2WoS · SSCIONOS
4.2
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,860 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
2005
Field of research
Accounting, auditing and accountability (3501)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Elsevier
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
2 = journals publishing original research of an acceptable standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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 Not listed in: DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.2.
What quartile is Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics in Scopus?
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics is Q2 in Accounting (rank 77 of 191), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics?
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics 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 4.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 59th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.801, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 46.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,860 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics is published by Elsevier. Its ISSN is 1815-5669.
Is Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Accounting, auditing and accountability.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Accounting field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics has an h-index of 58 and a 2-year mean of 2.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #67 of 183 Scopus journals in Accounting.
58
h-index
2.57
2-yr mean citations
228
i10-index
505
works indexed
12,916
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,860
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#67 of 183 Top 37% Accounting
Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics published 62 papers in 2025. 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 Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics? — latest 94 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 94 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from China (41%), United States (22%) and Australia (11.2%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics? — 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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