International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting
International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting (IJAFR) is an international, double-anonymized peer-reviewed and open-access journal published quarterly by Macrothink Institute. The journal publishes original research on accounting information, financial reporting, auditing, and financial accountability. It aims to promote rigorous international scholarship and strengthen understanding of how accounting and reporting practices influence organizational transparency, financial decision-making, governance, and accountability in an evolving global business environment.
Focus and Scope
IJAFR welcomes theoretical, empirical, and applied research addressing a broad range of accounting and financial reporting issues, including but not limited to:
• Financial accounting and reporting
• Management accounting
• Auditing and assurance
• Corporate disclosure and transparency
• Corporate finance and banking
• Accounting standards and regulation
• Earnings quality and measurement research
• Corporate governance and internal control
• Public sector and nonprofit accounting
• Comparative and international financial reporting
• Tax accounting and corporate taxation
• Financial reporting and capital markets
• Emerging Issues in Accounting Research
Information for International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting (IJAFR):
Publisher: Macrothink Institute
ISSN: 2162-3082
Frequency: Quarterly
Publication Date: March, June, September and December
Open Access: Yes
Indexed: Yes
Review Policy: Double-anonymized peer-review
Review Time: 4-10 Weeks
E-mail: ijafr@macrothink.org
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Call for Manuscript Submission
International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting (IJAFR) is calling for submission of manuscripts for the forthcoming Vol. 16, No. 4, December, 2026. The length of 3000-8000 words is preferred. All manuscripts should be prepared in MS-Word format, and submitted online or sent to ijafr@macrothink.org
If you are interested in submitting a paper to this journal, please refer to the Author Guidelines. For any question you have, please contact the editorial office via: ijafr@macrothink.org
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Issues
Vol. 16, No. 3, September, 2026 (In Progress)Vol. 16, No. 2, June, 2026 (Current)
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Each paper published in International Journal of Accounting and Financial Reporting is assigned with a DOI®number, which appears beneath the author's affiliation in the published paper. Click HERE to know what is DOI (Digital Object Identifier). And click HERE to retrieve Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for journal articles, books, and chapters.
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Paper Selection and Publication Process
a). Upon receipt of paper submission, the editorial assistant sends an E-mail of confirmation to the corresponding author within 1-3 working days. If you fail to receive this confirmation, your submission may be missed. Please contact the editorial assistant in time for that.
b). Peer review. We use a double-blind system for peer review; both reviewers’ and authors’ identities remain anonymous. The review process may take 4-10 weeks.
c). Notification of the result of review by E-mail to the corresponding author, indicating acceptance or not, as well as the date of publication.
d). If the submission is accepted, the authors revise paper and pay Article Processing Charge (200USD).
e). E-journal in PDF is available on the journal’s webpage, free of charge for download.
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NOTE:
The publisher and journal have a policy of “Zero Tolerance for Plagiarism”. We check the plagiarism issue with two methods: reviewer check and plagiarism prevention tool (iThenticate).
All submissions will be checked by iThenticate before being sent to reviewers.
Announcements
: Recruitment of Reviewers |
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| We are inviting qualified researchers specializing in the general field of Accounting and Finance to join the Editorial Team of the journal. If you are interested, please download and complete the Application Form and submit the form to ijafr@macrothink.org | |
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