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WoS ESCI Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,515CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Applied Accounting Research

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.225•SCImago Rank: #3,515•Identifier (ISSN):0967-5426(Print)/1758-8855(Online)•Articles / Year: 58•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,171 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.1
↑ +1.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
50

50 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ1
Self-Citation Rate12.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
58articles/year
9.74% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Applied Accounting Research provides a forum for the publication of high quality manuscripts concerning issues relevant to the practice of accounting in a wide variety of contexts. The journal seeks to promote a research agenda that allows academics and practitioners to work together to provide sustainable outcomes in a practice setting. The journal is keen to encourage academic research articles which develop a forum for the discussion of real, practical problems and provide the expertise to allow solutions to these problems to be formed, while also contributing to our theoretical understanding of such issues.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics98.7%Business98.3%Accounting88.7%Finance68.7%Political science68.3%Law65.5%Management62.5%Computer science58.9%Mathematics49.9%Statistics40.5%Psychology39.2%Sociology38.3%Philosophy37%Biology33.8%Social science32.8%Social psychology32.5%Physics32.3%Machine learning31.9%Anthropology29.8%Qualitative research27.2%Originality26.3%Epistemology26.3%Creativity26.3%Corporate governance24.6%Geography22.9%History21.8%Archaeology21.2%Audit21%Macroeconomics20.8%Thermodynamics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,515Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1999-2002, 2004-2006, 2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Business, Management and AccountingDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.225

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
50

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.05

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,171 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,482
3-Year Documents160
Citable Documents158

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate33.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

AccountingQ1
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q1
Information Systems and ManagementQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Management
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区BUSINESS, FINANCE
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Emerald
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BUSINESS, FINANCE
JCRESCI
30/243Q1
BUSINESS, FINANCE
JCIESCI
42/243Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—267
20253.757191
20243.937351
20233651,139
2022—511,124
2021—592,490
2020—37939
2019—461,681
2018—351,667
2017—25935
2016—23781
2015—18687
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Applied Accounting Research

WoS Q1
23452023202420253.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.8%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01