Accounting and Business Research publishes papers containing a substantial and original contribution to knowledge. Papers may cover any area of accounting, broadly defined and including corporate governance, auditing and taxation. However the focus must be accounting, rather than (corporate) finance or general management. Authors may take a theoretical or an empirical approach, using either quantitative or qualitative methods. They may aim to contribute to developing and understanding the role of accounting in business.
Papers should be rigorous but also written in a way that makes them intelligible to a wide range of academics and, where appropriate, practitioners.
Presentation should be as elegant and economical as possible, avoiding unnecessary words, numbers or symbols.
Peer Review Policy
All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by at least two referees.
Journal metrics
Usage
254K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.0 (2023) Impact Factor
Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.8 (2023) 5 year IF
3.4 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q2 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.063 (2023) SNIP
0.607 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
13 days avg. from submission to first
decision
84 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
50 days avg. from acceptance to online
publication
3% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editors Mark Clatworthy,University of Bristol, UK Juan Manuel Garcia Lara,Universidad Carlos III, Spain Edward Lee,University of Manchester, UK
Associate Editors Christof Beuselinck,IESEG School of Management, France Saverio Bozzolan,LUISS University, Italy Dmitri Byzalov,Temple University, USA Stefano Cascino,London School of Economics, UK Maria Correia,London School of Economics, UK Ralf Ewert,University of Graz, Austria Igor Goncharov,Lancaster University, UK Frank Hartmann,Radboud University, Netherlands Helena Isidro,Instituto Universitario de Lisboa, Portugal Flora Kuang,University of Melbourne, Australia Xi (Jason) Kuang,Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Gilad Livne,Queen Mary University of London, UK Giovanna Michelon,University of Bristol, UK Phyllis Mo,City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sven Modell,University of Manchester, UK Maximilian Müller,University of Cologne, Germany Per Olsson,ESMT, Germany Christoph Pelger,University of Passau, Germany Anna Samsonova-Taddei,HEC Montreal, Canada Chris van Staden,AUT University, New Zealand Anne Wyatt,Deakin University, Australia Steven Young,Lancaster University, UK Editorial Advisory Board Shannon Anderson,University of California, Davis, USA Sudipta Basu,Temple University, USA Niamh Brennan,University College Dublin, Ireland Philip Brown,University of Western Australia, Australia Salvador Carmona,IE University, Spain Russell Craig,University of Canterbury, New Zealand John Richard Edwards,Cardiff University, UK Mahmoud Ezzamel,IE University, Spain Yves Gendron,University of Laval, Canada Wayne Landsman,University of North Carolina, USA Kari Lukka,Turku School of Economics, Finland Richard Macve,London School of Economics, UK Christopher W. Nobes,Royal Holloway, University of London, UK John O'Hanlon,Lancaster University, UK Ken Peasnell,Lancaster University, UK Katherine Schipper,Duke University, USA Norman Strong,University of Manchester, UK Martin Walker,University of Manchester, UK Pauline Weetman,University of Edinburgh, UK Liansheng Wu,Peking University, China Stephen A. Zeff,Rice University, USA
Editorial Board Amir Amel-Zadeh,University of Oxford, UK Paul André,University of Lausanne, Switzerland Daniel Aobdia,Penn State University, USA Özlem Arikan,University of Sheffield, UK Vasiliki Athanasakou,St Mary's University, Canada Max Baker,University of Sydney, Australia Al Bhimani,London School of Economics, UK Pawel Bilinski,City University of London, UK Josep Bisbe,ESADE Business School, Spain Jannis Bischof,University of Mannheim, Germany Ulf Brüggemann,Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Martin Bugeja,University of Technology Sydney, Australia Steven Cahan,University of Auckland, New Zealand Andrew Call,Arizona State University, USA Mara Cameran,Bocconi University, Italy Nieves Carrera,IE University, Spain Chris Chapman,University of Bristol, UK Sunhwa Choi,Seoul National University, South Korea Hans Christensen,University of Chicago, USA Stuart Cooper,University of Bristol, UK Christina Dargenidou,University of Exeter, UK Frank Ecker,Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, Germany Annita Florou,Bocconi University, Italy Beatriz García Osma,Universidad Carlos III, Spain Joachim Gassen,Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany Omiros Georgiou,University of Birmingham, UK Jonas Gerdin,Örebro University, Sweden Al (Aloke) Ghosh,University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA Miles Gietzmann,Bocconi University, Italy Lisa Goh,The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Lukas Goretzki,Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden Encarna Guillamon,Universidad Carlos III, Spain Joerg-Markus Hitz,University of Tübingen, Germany Kevin Holland,Cardiff University, UK Audrey Hsu,National Taiwan University, Taiwan Shahed Imam,University of Birmingham, UK Claudia Imperatore,Bocconi University, Italy Martin Jacob,IESE Business School, Spain Wei Jiang,University of Manchester, UK Tobias Johansson,Mälardalen University, Sweden Rania Kamla,Heriot-Watt University, UK Irene Karamanou,University of Cyprus, Cyprus Asad Kausar,American University, USA Saskia Kohlhase,Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands Adriana Korczak,University of Bristol, UK Carlos Larrinaga,Universidad de Burgos, Spain Stergios Leventis,International Hellenic University, Greece Sofia Lourenço,ISEG Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Zhiming Ma,Peking University, China Victor Maas,University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Bertrand Malsch,Queen's School of Business, Canada Garen Markarian,HEC Lausanne, Switzerland Martin Messner,University of Innsbruck, Austria Araceli Mora,University of Valencia, Spain Chenkai Ni,Fudan University, China Brendan O'Dwyer,University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Luc Paugam,HEC Paris, France Fernando Peñalva,IESE Business School, Spain Bradley Pomeroy,University of Waterloo, Canada Annalisa Prencipe,Bocconi University, Italy Bo Qin,University of Melbourne, Australia Santhosh Ramalingegowda,University of Georgia, USA Ivana Raonic,City University of London, UK Grant Richardson, Macquarie University, Australia Marcel van Rinsum,Erasmus University, Netherlands Caren Schelleman,Maastricht University, Netherlands Thomas Schleicher,University of Manchester, UK Thorsten Sellhorn,LMU Munich, Germany Cathy Shakespeare,University of Michigan, USA Sönke Sievers,Universität Paderborn, Germany Ana Simpson,IFRS Foundation, UK Richard Slack,Durham University, UK Christian Stadler,Royal Holloway University of London, UK Derrald Stice,The Univesity of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Greg Stoner,University of Glasgow, UK Simon Tan,University of Sydney, Australia Ann Tarca,University of Western Australia, Australia Kevin Tseng,Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Marco Trombetta,IE Business School, Spain Aljoša Valentincic,University of Ljubljana, Slovenia David Veenman,University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Georgios Voulgaris,University of Manchester, UK Pengguo Wang,University of Exeter, UK Yachang Zeng,Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Previous Editors 1970-1975 Walter Taplin 1975-1986 Robert Parker 1987-1993 Robert Parker and Christopher Nobes 1993-2006 Kenneth Peasnell 2006-2012 Pauline Weetman 2013-2015 Vivien Beattie
Updated 21-06-2024
Abstracting and indexing
Accounting and Business Research is currently abstracted and indexed in:
ABI Inform Australian Business Deans Council Journal Quality List - ranked 'A' in 2019 list Chartered ABS Academic Journal Guide - ranked '3' in Accounting category, 2018 to date EBSCO Scopus Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) (Clarivate Analytics) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
Open access
Accounting and Business Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Accounting and Business Research (ABR) was established over 50 years ago by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) in 1970. The founding editor, Walter Taplin, highlighted the role of “Business” in the journal’s title in the editorial of the first issue by stating: “It is hoped that many of the problems discussed and the projects described will be those that arise in the practical context of industry and commerce.” Today, the aims and scope of our journal still reflect these origins as we seek to disseminate original research that contributes to the understanding of the role of accounting in business.
International Accounting Policy Forum - Special Issues
The International Accounting Policy Forum is an annual special issue of Accounting and Business Research published since 2006. It serves as a platform to disseminate the research and opinions of thought leaders in the international academic accounting community on important accounting policy issues. Through its associated conferences, including the ICAEW’s Information for Better Markets Conferences and PD Leake lectures, and through the publication of accompanying practitioner discussions to the academic manuscripts, it plays a highly valuable role in facilitating the exchange of ideas between academics, practitioners and regulators."
Video webcasts: Please click this link to access the ICAEW website that provides the video webcasts of the PD Leake lectures and Information for Better Markets conferences.
Print ISSN:
0001-4788
Online ISSN:
2159-4260
7 issues per year
Accounting and Business Research
International Accounting Policy Forum Special Issues
Overview:
The International Accounting Policy Forum is an annual special issue of Accounting and Business Research published since 2006. It serves as a platform to disseminate the research and opinions of thought leaders in the international academic accounting community on important accounting policy issues. Through its associated conferences, including the ICAEW’s Information for Better Markets Conferences and PD Leake lectures, and through the publication of accompanying practitioner discussions to the academic manuscripts, it plays a highly valuable role in facilitating the exchange of ideas between academics, practitioners and regulators. Some of the most widely read and highly cited articles in this series of special issues include:
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