The British Accounting Review

- 2023 AAA Annual

Meeting

Joint Editors
Wen Hou, Professor of Finance,
University of Edinburgh
Jason Xiao, Professor of Accounting,
University of Macau
 Advancing accounting and finance
research since 1969

• The BAR: the flagship journal of the national learned society of accounting and finance
in the UK
• The British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) established the journal in 1968
to promote and publish cutting edge research in both accounting and finance.
• A Paradigm of Inclusion & Quality
• Topic: Embraces diverse topics (accounting & finance), methodologies (analytical,
archival, experimental, survey and qualitative case methods) and settings (UK & non-
UK-based)
• Team: over 20 countries
• Users: authors from over 40 countries & global readership
• Quality: Publish about 40 papers from more than 700 submission each year
• There are many good reasons for you to be an active contributor to the BAR’s
community
 1. Why
publish in the
BAR
Global Readership
 Number of Submissions (19-22)
800
731

700

594
600
505 503 507
500 463
Manuscripts

429
387
400

300

200

100
43 35 40 36 39 40 41 40
27 24
2 9
0
2019 2020 2021 2022

Submitted Rejected Accepted Withdrawn or Removed Publications (KPI)

More than 750 Submissions from January – July 2023; Expected >1,000
submissions in 2023
 Free submission & Good Editorial Speed
35.0

29.8
30.0
27.8
26.7

25.0 24.4
23.7
Average Weeks

20.0

15.0 13.6
14.1 14.2
13.5
12.2
10.0

5.0

0.8 0.8
1.5
2.1
1.4
0.0
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 YTD

Submission to First Decision (Desk) Submission to First Decision (Standard) Submission to Final Editorial Outcome (Standard)

Last Updated: 02 Feb 2023

 Performance Metrics (2022 Latest)
• Impact factor 5.1 & JCI: 1.57: Top 2 in accounting
• CiteScore 7.2: Top 6 in accounting
• Impact factor, JCI and SJR ranking: Q1
• ABDC: A*

ABS Accounting Journals CiteScore Impact Factor JCI SNIP

4* Accounting, Organizations and Society 7.0(14/163) 4.7(21/111) 1.38(27/227) 2.51
4* The Accounting Review 7.3 (11/163） 4.1(35/111） 1.48(21/227) 3.50
4* Journal of Accounting and Economics 8.6 (7/163) 5.9(11/111) 1.97(9/227) 4.50
4* Journal of Accounting Research 5.8 (21/163) 4.4 (28/111) 1.30(31/227) 3.83
4 Review of Accounting Studies 6.4(17/163) 4.2(34/111) 1.22(39/227) 3.34
4 Contemporary Accounting Research 6.2(18/163) 3.6(40/111) 1.27(36/227) 2.62
3 British Accounting Review 7.2(12/163) 5.1(17/111) 1.57(13/227) 2.33
 Performance Metrics (2021 Statistics)
• CiteScore 7.2: Top 7 out of 163 in Business, Management and Accounting (No. 3 among accounting journals)
• Impact factor 4.761: Top 19 out of 111 in Business, Finance （No. 6 among accounting journals）
• Impact factor, JCI and SJR ranking: Q1
• ABDC: A*

ABS Accounting Journals CiteScore Impact Factor JCI SNIP

4* Accounting, Organizations and Society 6.4(13/163) 4.114(28/111) 1.55(22/221) 2.51

4* The Accounting Review 6.6 (11/163） 5.182(14/111） 1.77(16/221) 3.50

4* Journal of Accounting and Economics 8.3 (6/163) 7.293(7/111) 2.29(9/221) 4.50

4* Journal of Accounting Research 6.8 (9/163) 4.446(22/111) 1.80(15/221) 3.83

4 Review of Accounting Studies 5.8(14/163) 4.011(30/111) 1.44(27/221) 3.34

4 Contemporary Accounting Research 5.2(19/163) 4.041(29/111) 1.43(29/221) 2.62
3 British Accounting Review 7.3(7/163) 4.761(19/111) 1.93(13/221) 2.52
 2. How to
contribute to
the BAR
Challenges & Opportunities
• The BAR: a very popular publication outlet & top-tier performance journal, but there
are aeras for further development which welcome your inputs:
• Consistent Rankings: Aim for uniformity in journal quality guides across different
countries
• Appoint new EBMs to represent the BAR in various regions
• Author Diversity: Target more high-quality submissions from key regions,
specifically the US and Canada & under-representative countries such as Latin
America, Africa, and East Europe
• Organize conferences and special issues in these regions
• Impactful Citation: citations by other top journals in accounting and finance.
• Fast-track review process for high quality submissions
• Collaborations with leading universities and academic associations
 New Editorial Team Members
• Advisory Editors: Lauren Cohen (Harvard), Raghu Rau
(Cambridge), Andrew Ellul (Indiana), Murillo Campello (Cornell) and
Douglas Cumming (Florida Atlantic), Marcia Annisette (York Canada), Sean
Cao (Maryland), Bin Ke (NUS), Stephen Stubben (Utah)…
• Associate Editor: David Bedford (Sydney Technology), Lukas Goretzki
(Stockholm School of Economics), Yue Li (Toronto), Marleen Willekens
(KU Leuven), Denis Schweizer (Concordia), Wayne Landsman (North
Carolina), Vernon Richardson (Arkansas), Teemu Malmi (Aalto), Albert
Tsang (Sustech), Nihat Aktas (WHU) …
• Scan the QR code for the full list
The BAR: By number of announcements on SSRN,
arguably the most active A&F journal
• Special Issue & Conferences in the US, Canada, China, UK, Europe, UAE, South Africa etc.
• AI and Big Data in Accounting and Finance Research
• At the Interface of Digital Technologies and Management Accounting
• Blockchain: Impact on Accounting and Accountants
• Textual Analysis (natural language processing) in Accounting and Finance
• Carbon Accounting and Management
• Green and Climate Finance
• Governance, sustainability and accountability of universities
• NGO Performance, Governance and Accountability in the Era of Digitalization
• Alternative Investment and Finance
• Audit firm Governance
• Supply Chain Accounting and Finance
• Hybrids’ Act-Ing for Multiple Values (forthcoming)
• We welcome your proposal: Call for special issue proposals details in SSRN
3. Publishing
in the BAR
 Highly Selective
Rejection Rate
100%

80% 24% 24%

32%
35%

60%

Standard Reject Rate

Desk Reject Rate

40%

68% 69%
60%
55%
20%

0%
2019 2020 2021 2022
Editorial Process
• 1. Initial Screening: Joint Editor & either an Associate Editor or EBM.
• Preliminary assessment to determine suitability for further review.
• 2. Handling: Associate Editor.
• Quick evaluation for originality and contributions
• 3. Blind Review: two reviewers
• Collaborative critique, focusing on contribution, methodology
• 4. Recommendation: Associate Editors or Guest Editors
• 5. Final decision: Joint editors
• Revision time (R&R, reject and resubmission); timely publication
Common reasons of rejection
1. Inadequate Contribution:
• The manuscript does not significantly advance or contribute to the existing body of knowledge.
2. Methodological Problems:
• Issues in research design, execution, or analysis that compromise the study's validity.
3. Data Problems:
• Inadequate, inaccurate, or misrepresented data.
4. Theoretical Issues:
• Inconsistencies or gaps in the theoretical framework and hypotheses formulation.
5. Similarity Issues:
• Overlaps with existing publications, raising plagiarism concerns.
6. Non-Academic Writing Style:
• The manuscript does not adhere to the conventions of academic writing.
7. Out of Scope:
• The topic or approach does not align with the journal's focus or objectives.
4. The BAR
Conference
Series
The BAR’s inaugural
annual conference

• Theme: Recent advances in

accounting and finance
• Venue: Harvard University, Boston,
USA
• Conference Date: 4 December 2023
• Submission deadline: 5 October 2023
 The BAR’s inaugural
global conference

• Theme: The Sustainable Development

Goals (17 SDGs)
• Venue: University of Cape Town, Cape
Town, South Africa
• Conference Date: 8-9 December 2023
• Submission deadline: 10 October 2023
 Welcome your
contributions

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• Call for Papers of Upcoming Special Issues:
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accounting-review/call-for-papers