Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics: Scopus, Scope & Submission Guide

Key Takeaways

• The supplied source record identifies Elsevier as publisher and ISSN 1815-5669 for the journal.
• The supplied Scopus Source ID is 19500157013; use that identifier to verify the current Scopus profile.
• The journal's positioning is accounting-focused with a strong economics interface, so manuscript fit should be judged on contribution, not title keywords alone.
• Current CiteScore, SJR, SNIP, quartile and Impact Factor information should be checked in the latest official database before institutional use.
• No acceptance rate or average review time should be assumed unless the journal or publisher states a current official figure.
• Current article types, manuscript instructions, submission files, ethics declarations and reference requirements should be taken from the latest Guide for Authors.
• Contentxprtz can support publication readiness, but cannot guarantee journal acceptance, peer-review success or publication.

Journal Information at a Glance

What This Page Covers

• Journal identity and publisher
• Scope and subject fit
• Scopus indexing checks
• Metrics verification
• Article-type decisions
• Manuscript preparation
• Submission readiness
• Peer-review expectations
• Open access and fees
• Publication ethics
• Journal-fit checklist
• Ethical editing support

Methodology and Source Note

This profile is anchored to the supplied journal record, including the journal title, ISSN, Elsevier publisher identification and Scopus Source ID. For current checks, researchers should prioritize the official journal page, the Scopus source profile, and relevant Elsevier policy pages.

What Kind of Research Journal Is It?

The journal's title signals a specialist scholarly space: accounting is central, while economics provides an important analytical lens. That distinction matters. A manuscript does not become suitable simply because it contains an accounting variable, nor because it uses econometrics. The stronger fit is a paper where the accounting question is substantive and the economic reasoning helps explain behaviour, incentives, markets, institutions, information, contracting or consequences.

For a researcher, this can include work on financial reporting, disclosure, auditing, governance, managerial incentives, capital markets, taxation, regulation, corporate decision-making or other accounting-related problems when the economic contribution is explicit. These examples are publication-fit guidance rather than a replacement for the journal's official aims-and-scope wording. Recent issues should be examined to see which themes, datasets and methods the editors are currently publishing.

The likely readership includes accounting scholars, accounting-and-finance researchers, economists working on accounting institutions, doctoral researchers, and academics interested in how accounting information interacts with organisations and markets. A manuscript should therefore explain both its accounting importance and the broader mechanism or consequence that makes the study worth reading.

Understanding the Journal's Aims, Scope and Research Fit

A useful way to evaluate scope is to separate the topic from the research contribution. “Earnings management,” “audit quality,” “corporate governance,” or “financial reporting” may be topical labels, but editorial fit depends on the question asked, the evidence used, and what the paper changes in the reader's understanding.

As a practical publication-readiness step, compare your manuscript with several recent papers from the journal. Look for overlap in the level of contribution expected, the way research questions are framed, the role of economics in the argument, and the sophistication of the methods. A journal may have a broad-sounding scope while still developing recognizable editorial preferences over time.

Understanding Its Scopus Coverage and Journal Metrics

The supplied source record connects this title to Scopus Source ID 19500157013. This identifier is more reliable for journal disambiguation than a title-only search because similarly named journals can appear in databases. If your university requires a “Scopus-indexed” journal, open the current source profile and confirm that the title, ISSN and publisher match the journal you intend to submit to.

Metrics require the same discipline. CiteScore, SJR, SNIP and quartile classifications are reported for particular years and categories. A statement such as “the journal is Q1” is incomplete unless the reporting year and subject category are known. An Impact Factor, where applicable, comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports and must not be inferred from Scopus metrics.

What Does the Journal Publish?

Original scholarly research is the core format a researcher would ordinarily expect from a title of this type. However, the complete and current list of accepted article types should be taken from the official Guide for Authors rather than assumed from common Elsevier practice. Review articles, short communications, editorials, special-issue contributions or other formats should be treated as available only when the journal explicitly lists them.

This matters because article type affects manuscript length, abstract style, structural expectations, reporting depth and sometimes editorial handling. A doctoral chapter converted into a journal paper, for example, may need substantial restructuring even when its research question fits the journal. A thesis chapter is written to demonstrate a research process; a journal article is written to communicate a focused contribution efficiently to a specialist audience.

Is This Journal a Good Match for Your Manuscript?

Use a layered decision rather than a single metric. First ask whether the paper is genuinely about an accounting problem. Next ask whether the economics dimension is analytically meaningful. Then consider whether the contribution, evidence and writing quality are comparable with papers the journal has recently published.

Practical Manuscript-Fit Examples

Preparing and Submitting a Manuscript

Build the paper around a precise contribution

The introduction should make the research gap, mechanism, evidence and contribution visible early. Avoid framing the study as important merely because the dataset is new or the setting is under-researched. Explain what the paper helps accounting scholars understand that they could not understand as clearly before.

Align theory, hypotheses and empirical design

If the paper makes causal claims, the research design must support them. If it makes associative claims, the wording should remain appropriately bounded. Variable definitions, model choices, robustness checks and alternative explanations should be reported transparently. Tables need to be interpretable without forcing the reader to reconstruct the analysis from the text.

Use the current Guide for Authors as the final authority

Before uploading, check manuscript structure, title-page requirements, abstract rules, keywords, declarations, anonymisation requirements, figures, tables, supplementary files, references and any data or code expectations. Requirements can change, so a manuscript formatted from an old downloaded guide may no longer be compliant.

1. Confirm scope and article type using the official journal page.
2. Compare the manuscript with recent papers for topic, method and contribution fit.
3. Review the current author instructions and prepare every required file.
4. Check ethics, authorship, conflicts, funding, data statements and permissions.
5. Proofread the final files and verify that tables, figures, citations and references agree.
6. Submit only through the official route linked by the journal or publisher.

What Happens After You Submit a Manuscript?

A journal submission commonly begins with technical and editorial checks before external review. For this title, the exact peer-review model and current workflow should be taken from the official journal information rather than assumed. Editors may assess whether the manuscript is within scope, sufficiently original, methodologically credible, clearly written and suitable for the journal's readership before deciding whether to send it for review.

If reviewers request revision, answer each substantive point carefully. A strong response letter is not defensive; it shows what changed, where it changed, and why. When you disagree with a suggestion, explain the reasoning respectfully and support it with evidence. Contentxprtz offers publication support and reviewer-response editing where authors need help communicating revisions clearly while retaining responsibility for the scientific decisions.

The journal's official average review duration and acceptance rate are not reproduced here because current verified figures were not available. Do not use unofficial averages as a promise of how quickly your own paper will move.

Open Access, APCs and Publication Charges

Publishing charges should be checked at the point of submission and again before selecting an open-access option. Elsevier provides general open-access information, but the relevant question is the journal-specific option and current price shown for this title.

No current APC amount is quoted in this guide because a journal-specific figure was not independently confirmed. That is preferable to repeating an outdated fee. Authors should also check whether their institution or funder has an agreement that affects open-access eligibility or payment. A fee, where applicable, should never be interpreted as payment for acceptance; editorial decisions and peer review are separate from publication-charge arrangements.

Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

Authors should follow the journal's current ethics instructions together with applicable Elsevier policies. The publisher maintains publishing ethics guidance covering responsibilities that can include originality, authorship, conflicts of interest, corrections, research integrity and ethical editorial conduct.

For manuscript preparation, the practical principles are straightforward: do not fabricate or manipulate data, do not invent references, do not submit the same manuscript to multiple journals at the same time, and do not list authors who do not meet the applicable authorship criteria. Reused material should be cited and permissions obtained where necessary. Generative AI use, if any, should follow the current journal and publisher policy rather than an assumed universal rule.

Similarity screening is not a substitute for ethical authorship. A manuscript can have a low similarity percentage and still contain attribution problems, while legitimate quotations, references and technical language can produce matches. Focus on accurate citation, transparent paraphrasing and ownership of the research claims.

How to Prepare a Stronger Journal-Aligned Manuscript

Journal alignment is most effective when it is done before final formatting. Begin by testing the manuscript's central claim: can you explain in two or three sentences what the accounting problem is, what economic mechanism or perspective matters, what evidence you provide, and why the contribution belongs in this journal's conversation?

How Contentxprtz Can Support Publication Readiness

Preparing for a journal such as Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics involves more than correcting grammar. The manuscript needs a clear contribution, disciplined structure, consistent academic language, accurate citations, readable tables and figures, and close attention to the journal's current instructions.

Depending on the paper, Contentxprtz can help with academic editing, proofreading, manuscript assessment, journal formatting, reference checking, cover-letter editing, reviewer-response polishing and publication-readiness review. For journal-specific assistance, authors can use the journal publication services page.

Contentxprtz does not control editorial decisions and does not guarantee journal acceptance or publication. Professional support can improve presentation and compliance, but acceptance depends on journal scope, editorial judgment, peer review, research quality and the authors' own scholarly work.