Journal rankings · indicator year 2017
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Subfield ranking · 2017
Accounting journal rankings 2017
142 ranked journals · Subfield in Business, Management and Accounting
Accounting has 142 ranked journals in 2017. The median OJR fell 0.13 on 2016 to 1.27, above the world average of 1.00; Q1 starts at OJR 2.72. The top three are Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, and The Accounting Review.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2017. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Business, Management and Accounting (9)
142 ranked journals
Filters
Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2016. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2014–2016, the window the 2017 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2014–2016 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2008 to 2017. | Compare |
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1Journal of Accounting and EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 10.42Q1 | 4.33 0.79 down from 2016 | 123 | 29% | $4,170 | ||
2Journal of Accounting ResearchWiley · United Kingdom | 10.07Q1 | 5.86 1.13 up from 2016 | 101 | 33% | $4,420 | ||
3The Accounting ReviewAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 6.94Q1 | 4.39 1.62 up from 2016 | 247 | 12% | — | ||
4Auditing A Journal of Practice & TheoryAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 6.30Q1 | 2.78 0.40 up from 2016 | 112 | 9% | — | ||
5Corporate Governance An International ReviewWiley · United Kingdom | 5.85Q1 | 3.61 0.73 up from 2016 | 127 | 38% | $4,030 | ||
6The British Accounting ReviewElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 5.75Q1 | 2.72 0.53 down from 2016 | 95 | 67% | $3,770 | ||
7Accounting Organizations and SocietyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 5.55Q1 | 3.58 0.42 up from 2016 | 123 | 36% | $4,040 | ||
8Journal of International Financial Management and AccountingWiley · United Kingdom | 5.46Q1 | 1.68 0.04 down from 2016 | 40 | 20% | $3,010 | ||
9Review of Accounting StudiesSpringer Science+Business Media · United States | 5.18Q1 | 2.52 0.29 up from 2016 | 107 | 22% | $3,190 | ||
10Accounting HorizonsAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 5.15Q1 | 3.23 1.22 up from 2016 | 129 | 8% | — | ||
11British Journal of ManagementWiley · United Kingdom | 5.11Q1 | 4.27 0.47 up from 2016 | 139 | 55% | $3,900 | ||
12Journal of Corporate FinanceElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.99Q1 | 2.70 0.37 up from 2016 | 383 | 28% | $4,140 | ||
13Contemporary Accounting ResearchWiley · Canada | 4.98Q1 | 2.00 0.24 down from 2016 | 146 | 14% | $3,400 | ||
14The International Journal of AccountingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.93Q1 | 2.15 0.64 down from 2016 | 62 | 9% | $1,800 | ||
15Journal of Contemporary Accounting & EconomicsElsevier BV · Netherlands | 4.80Q1 | 2.24 0.09 up from 2016 | 55 | 32% | $3,860 | ||
16Accounting ForumTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 4.77Q1 | 3.27 1.67 up from 2016 | 65 | 33% | $1,100 | ||
17Journal of Accounting and Public PolicyElsevier BV · United States | 4.05Q1 | 2.25 0.31 up from 2016 | 102 | 17% | $3,380 | ||
18European Accounting ReviewRoutledge · United Kingdom | 4.03Q1 | 1.78 0.64 down from 2016 | 121 | 43% | — | ||
19International Journal of Bank MarketingEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.69Q1 | 3.93 1.06 up from 2016 | 138 | 21% | — | ||
20Venture CapitalTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.67Q1 | 1.81 0.02 down from 2016 | 56 | 24% | — | ||
21Accounting EducationTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.65Q1 | 2.19 0.87 up from 2016 | 93 | 32% | $3,175 | ||
22Journal of Business Finance & AccountingWiley · United Kingdom | 3.55Q1 | 1.95 0.47 down from 2016 | 140 | 22% | $3,800 | ||
23Journal of International Accounting Auditing and TaxationElsevier BV · United States | 3.54Q1 | 2.26 0.22 down from 2016 | 31 | 18% | $3,490 | ||
24Accounting and Business ResearchTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 3.50Q1 | 1.80 0.30 down from 2016 | 112 | 32% | $2,970 | ||
25Corporate GovernanceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.44Q1 | 2.39 0.69 up from 2016 | 136 | 16% | — | ||
26Journal of Consumer AffairsWiley · United States | 3.38Q1 | 2.40 0.11 up from 2016 | 104 | 19% | $3,350 | ||
27Managerial Auditing JournalEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 3.19Q1 | 1.63 0.10 down from 2016 | 110 | 33% | — | ||
28Pacific-Basin Finance JournalElsevier BV · Netherlands | 3.15Q1 | 2.16 0.04 down from 2016 | 237 | 20% | $3,090 | ||
29Journal of Management Accounting ResearchAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 2.93Q1 | 1.42 0.44 down from 2016 | 74 | 13% | — | ||
30The Review of Corporate Finance StudiesOxford University Press · United States | 2.89Q1 | 1.76 0.44 up from 2016 | 39 | 28% | $4,028 | ||
31China Journal of Accounting ResearchOAElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.85Q1 | 1.27 0.07 up from 2016 | 55 | 100% | $1,800 | ||
32Journal of International Accounting ResearchAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 2.82Q1 | 1.78 0.78 up from 2016 | 45 | 11% | — | ||
33Asian Review of AccountingEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.77Q1 | 1.33 0.33 up from 2016 | 54 | 13% | — | ||
34International Journal of AuditingWiley · United States | 2.76Q1 | 1.23 0.44 up from 2016 | 60 | 26% | $2,900 | ||
35Journal of the American Taxation AssociationAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 2.75Q1 | 1.03 0.14 down from 2016 | 56 | 0% | — | ||
36Advances in AccountingElsevier BV · Netherlands | 2.72Q1 | 1.33 0.19 down from 2016 | 118 | 7% | $3,240 | ||
37Journal of Accounting in Emerging EconomiesEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.71Q2 | 1.62 0.71 up from 2016 | 54 | 13% | — | ||
38Accounting in EuropeRoutledge · United Kingdom | 2.66Q2 | 1.48 0.18 down from 2016 | 45 | 23% | — | ||
39Australian Journal of ManagementSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.55Q2 | 1.68 0.43 up from 2016 | 91 | 24% | $3,900 | ||
40Journal of Applied Accounting ResearchEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.49Q2 | 1.63 0.63 up from 2016 | 60 | 24% | — | ||
41Revista de ContabilidadOAUniversity of Murcia · Spain | 2.43Q2 | 1.14 0.02 up from 2016 | 69 | 100% | — | ||
42Financial ReviewWiley · United States | 2.40Q2 | 0.96 1.18 down from 2016 | 81 | 6% | $2,900 | ||
43Journal of Accounting EducationElsevier BV · United States | 2.37Q2 | 2.05 0.91 up from 2016 | 67 | 3% | $3,910 | ||
44Journal of Management & GovernanceSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.37Q2 | 1.50 0.30 up from 2016 | 81 | 25% | $3,290 | ||
45Journal of financial reporting & accountingEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.35Q2 | 1.36 0.63 up from 2016 | 35 | 10% | — | ||
46Journal of Pensions Economics and FinanceCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 2.34Q2 | 1.57 0.51 up from 2016 | 98 | 57% | $3,550 | ||
47Journal of Information SystemsAmerican Accounting Association · United States | 2.32Q2 | 1.66 0.09 down from 2016 | 94 | 3% | — | ||
48Journal of Accounting Auditing & FinanceSAGE Publishing · United States | 2.25Q2 | 0.87 0.28 down from 2016 | 110 | 17% | $3,650 | ||
49Australian Accounting ReviewWiley · Australia | 2.23Q2 | 1.46 0.24 up from 2016 | 105 | 24% | $2,920 | ||
50International Journal of Managerial FinanceEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.16Q2 | 1.70 0.58 up from 2016 | 90 | 14% | — |
Subfields of Business, Management and Accounting, with Accounting highlighted.
- Strategy and Management204
- Accounting142
- Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management140
- Management Information Systems87
- Marketing82
- Management of Technology and Innovation56
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management7
- Business and International Management5
- Industrial relations0
Journals
Citations made in 2017. Corpus-wide, 77.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
41 additional Accounting journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2014–2016, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2017. Publication window: 2014–2016. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 142
- Window papers (baseline)
- 67,044 +23.8% from indicator year 2014
- Median OJR
- 1.27 -8.9% from indicator year 2014
- Rising journals (2025)
- 12
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2014–2016 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked journals | 55 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 90 | 96 | 107 | 117 | 119 | 126 | 133 | 136 | 142 | 143 | 141 | 145 | 141 | 137 | 140 | 136 | 132 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 14,610 | 16,190 | 17,865 | 19,730 | 21,922 | 24,312 | 27,454 | 30,344 | 33,651 | 36,148 | 39,308 | 42,225 | 47,027 | 50,202 | 54,154 | 58,065 | 62,651 | 67,044 | 70,627 | 75,026 | 80,294 | 86,756 | 92,819 | 95,793 | 102,398 | 116,425 | |
| Median OJR | 0.72 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.29 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.30 | 1.21 | 1.391 | 1.20 | 1.395 | 1.27 | 1.50 | 1.483 | 1.360 | 1.41 | 1.363 | 1.33 | 1.476 | 1.60 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.