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Status
Active
Coverage
2021–2025
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.2
SJR · SCImago
0.277
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q4 · 23rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | 147 / 191 | 23rd | Q4 |
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Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 1.2), ABDC B, ABS / AJG 1. Published by American Accounting Association.
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ISSN 2155-3815Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Accounting Association
Scopus · Q4ABDC BABS / AJG 1
1.2
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
B
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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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
2012
Field of research
Accounting, auditing and accountability (3501)
Publisher (per ABDC)
American Accounting Association
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Accounting
1 = journals publishing recognised research of a more modest standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–2025, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 1.2.
What quartile is Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting in Scopus?
Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting is Q4 in Accounting (rank 147 of 191), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting?
Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q4, 23rd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.277, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting is published by American Accounting Association. Its ISSN is 2155-3815.
Is Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting 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 Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Accounting, auditing and accountability.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Accounting field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting has an h-index of 13 and a 2-year mean of 1.5 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #109 of 183 Scopus journals in Accounting.
13
h-index
1.5
2-yr mean citations
18
i10-index
96
works indexed
680
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#109 of 183 Bottom 41% Accounting
Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting published 4 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 11. 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 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting? — latest 31 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 31 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from United States (91.9%), Canada (6.5%) and Singapore (1.6%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting? — 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
- Author concentration91.9% of recent authorship from United States
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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