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Journal of Accounting Research

Print ISSN: 0021-8456

Online ISSN: 1475-679X

Impact Factor: 4.9

The Accounting Research Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

journal of accounting research

Edited By:JAR Senior Editors: Philip G. Berger, Luzi Hail, Christian Leuz, Valeri Nikolaev, Haresh Sapra, Rodrigo Verdi and Regina Wittenberg Moerman. Editorial Manager: Lisa M. Heiberger.

Journal of Accounting Research

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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Accounting1999Q1
Accounting2000Q1
Accounting2001Q1
Accounting2002Q1
Accounting2003Q1
Accounting2004Q1
Accounting2005Q1
Accounting2006Q1
Accounting2007Q1
Accounting2008Q1
Accounting2009Q1
Accounting2010Q1
Accounting2011Q1
Accounting2012Q1
Accounting2013Q1
Accounting2014Q1
Accounting2015Q1
Accounting2016Q1
Accounting2017Q1
Accounting2018Q1
Accounting2019Q1
Accounting2020Q1
Accounting2021Q1
Accounting2022Q1
Accounting2023Q1
Economics and Econometrics1999Q1
Economics and Econometrics2000Q1
Economics and Econometrics2001Q1
Economics and Econometrics2002Q1
Economics and Econometrics2003Q1
Economics and Econometrics2004Q1
Economics and Econometrics2005Q1
Economics and Econometrics2006Q1
Economics and Econometrics2007Q1
Economics and Econometrics2008Q1
Economics and Econometrics2009Q1
Economics and Econometrics2010Q1
Economics and Econometrics2011Q1
Economics and Econometrics2012Q1
Economics and Econometrics2013Q1
Economics and Econometrics2014Q1
Economics and Econometrics2015Q1
Economics and Econometrics2016Q1
Economics and Econometrics2017Q1
Economics and Econometrics2018Q1
Economics and Econometrics2019Q1
Economics and Econometrics2020Q1
Economics and Econometrics2021Q1
Economics and Econometrics2022Q1
Economics and Econometrics2023Q1
Finance1999Q1
Finance2000Q1
Finance2001Q1
Finance2002Q1
Finance2003Q1
Finance2004Q1
Finance2005Q1
Finance2006Q1
Finance2007Q1
Finance2008Q1
Finance2009Q1
Finance2010Q1
Finance2011Q1
Finance2012Q1
Finance2013Q1
Finance2014Q1
Finance2015Q1
Finance2016Q1
Finance2017Q1
Finance2018Q1
Finance2019Q1
Finance2020Q1
Finance2021Q1
Finance2022Q1
Finance2023Q1

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19993.812
20003.229
20013.003
20022.625
20033.697
20042.819
20053.581
20065.258
20075.838
20084.427
20093.278
20106.179
20115.078
20124.709
20135.472
20145.534
20155.464
20166.053
20176.957
201810.151
20196.996
20206.767
20215.922
20225.165
20236.625

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199934
200031
200135
200257
200334
200432
200523
200633
200736
200843
200941
201034
201138
201239
201339
201436
201530
201632
201731
201835
201932
202029
202140
202247
202346

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19992.221
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20002.167
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20012.363
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20022.626
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20033.076
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20042.752
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20053.177
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20064.158
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20073.836
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20084.194
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20093.622
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20104.621
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20115.039
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20124.936
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20134.263
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20144.493
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20154.533
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20165.125
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20175.088
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20186.194
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20196.977
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20206.892
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20216.236
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20225.441
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20236.845
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19992.221
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20001.957
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20012.281
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20022.650
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20032.577
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20042.413
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20053.049
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20063.831
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20073.409
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20083.609
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20092.964
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20104.200
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20114.992
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20123.602
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20133.811
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20143.957
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20153.939
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20164.429
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20174.704
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20186.355
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20196.194
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20204.765
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20215.125
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20224.406
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20236.612
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19991.831
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20001.877
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20012.108
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20021.955
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20032.293
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20042.374
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20052.409
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20063.291
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20072.786
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20082.638
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20092.570
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20104.202
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20113.480
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20122.944
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20133.234
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20143.423
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20153.067
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20163.470
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20174.823
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20185.444
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20194.091
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20203.642
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20213.705
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20223.870
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20235.713

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites199927
Self Cites200013
Self Cites200125
Self Cites200244
Self Cites200334
Self Cites200438
Self Cites200521
Self Cites200620
Self Cites200730
Self Cites200827
Self Cites200930
Self Cites201034
Self Cites201152
Self Cites201237
Self Cites201330
Self Cites201436
Self Cites201533
Self Cites201651
Self Cites201735
Self Cites201847
Self Cites201931
Self Cites202026
Self Cites202131
Self Cites202237
Self Cites202342
Total Cites1999191
Total Cites2000182
Total Cites2001219
Total Cites2002265
Total Cites2003317
Total Cites2004304
Total Cites2005375
Total Cites2006341
Total Cites2007300
Total Cites2008332
Total Cites2009332
Total Cites2010504
Total Cites2011589
Total Cites2012407
Total Cites2013423
Total Cites2014459
Total Cites2015449
Total Cites2016465
Total Cites2017461
Total Cites2018591
Total Cites2019607
Total Cites2020467
Total Cites2021492
Total Cites2022445
Total Cites2023767

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19991.907
External Cites per document20001.817
External Cites per document20012.021
External Cites per document20022.210
External Cites per document20032.301
External Cites per document20042.111
External Cites per document20052.878
External Cites per document20063.607
External Cites per document20073.068
External Cites per document20083.315
External Cites per document20092.696
External Cites per document20103.917
External Cites per document20114.551
External Cites per document20123.274
External Cites per document20133.541
External Cites per document20143.647
External Cites per document20153.649
External Cites per document20163.943
External Cites per document20174.347
External Cites per document20185.849
External Cites per document20195.878
External Cites per document20204.500
External Cites per document20214.802
External Cites per document20224.040
External Cites per document20236.250
Cites per document19992.221
Cites per document20001.957
Cites per document20012.281
Cites per document20022.650
Cites per document20032.577
Cites per document20042.413
Cites per document20053.049
Cites per document20063.831
Cites per document20073.409
Cites per document20083.609
Cites per document20092.964
Cites per document20104.200
Cites per document20114.992
Cites per document20123.602
Cites per document20133.811
Cites per document20143.957
Cites per document20153.939
Cites per document20164.429
Cites per document20174.704
Cites per document20186.355
Cites per document20196.194
Cites per document20204.765
Cites per document20215.125
Cites per document20224.406
Cites per document20236.612

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
19995.88
20003.23
20012.86
20021.75
200311.76
200412.50
200539.13
200618.18
200716.67
200816.28
200921.95
20108.82
20117.89
201212.82
201335.90
201425.00
201530.00
20169.38
201738.71
201842.86
201915.63
202027.59
202135.00
202229.79
202343.48

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents20020
Non-citable documents20030
Non-citable documents20040
Non-citable documents20058
Non-citable documents20068
Non-citable documents20078
Non-citable documents20085
Non-citable documents20096
Non-citable documents201010
Non-citable documents20115
Non-citable documents20124
Non-citable documents20136
Non-citable documents20146
Non-citable documents20156
Non-citable documents20161
Non-citable documents20171
Non-citable documents20181
Non-citable documents20190
Non-citable documents20200
Non-citable documents20210
Non-citable documents20220
Non-citable documents20230
Citable documents199986
Citable documents200093
Citable documents200196
Citable documents2002100
Citable documents2003123
Citable documents2004126
Citable documents2005115
Citable documents200681
Citable documents200780
Citable documents200887
Citable documents2009106
Citable documents2010110
Citable documents2011113
Citable documents2012109
Citable documents2013105
Citable documents2014110
Citable documents2015108
Citable documents2016104
Citable documents201797
Citable documents201892
Citable documents201998
Citable documents202098
Citable documents202196
Citable documents2022101
Citable documents2023116

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199921
Uncited documents200033
Uncited documents200122
Uncited documents200235
Uncited documents200343
Uncited documents200440
Uncited documents200530
Uncited documents200619
Uncited documents200719
Uncited documents200824
Uncited documents200932
Uncited documents201018
Uncited documents201119
Uncited documents201226
Uncited documents201324
Uncited documents201425
Uncited documents201526
Uncited documents201618
Uncited documents201718
Uncited documents201815
Uncited documents20199
Uncited documents202019
Uncited documents202118
Uncited documents20229
Uncited documents20235
Cited documents199965
Cited documents200060
Cited documents200174
Cited documents200265
Cited documents200380
Cited documents200486
Cited documents200593
Cited documents200670
Cited documents200769
Cited documents200868
Cited documents200980
Cited documents2010102
Cited documents201199
Cited documents201287
Cited documents201387
Cited documents201491
Cited documents201588
Cited documents201687
Cited documents201780
Cited documents201878
Cited documents201989
Cited documents202079
Cited documents202178
Cited documents202292
Cited documents2023111

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199924.14
200018.97
200121.79
200220.56
200313.64
200420.97
200535.85
200627.59
200721.92
200817.05
200920.48
201026.15
201130.00
201230.00
201314.10
201424.69
201534.38
201617.11
201717.95
201834.09
201931.43
202026.56
202129.79
202231.97
202325.62

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton199915
Overton200012
Overton20010
Overton20020
Overton20030
Overton20040
Overton20058
Overton20060
Overton20070
Overton20080
Overton20090
Overton20100
Overton20110
Overton20120
Overton20134
Overton20140
Overton20150
Overton20160
Overton20170
Overton20180
Overton20190
Overton20200
Overton20210
Overton20220
Overton20230

Evoution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG20186
SDG20198
SDG20205
SDG20219
SDG202212
SDG202317

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