
Academic Journal
Q1Contemporary Accounting Research
About Contemporary Accounting Research
Contemporary Accounting Research is a scholarly journal published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 3.686 and H-index of 141.
Coverage: 1984-2026. Research categories: Accounting (Q1); Economics and Econometrics (Q1); Finance (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance; Corporate Finance and Governance; Financial Reporting and Valuation Research; Financial Markets and Investment Strategies; Accounting and Organizational Management; Corporate Taxation and Avoidance.
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3,400.00 USD; 2,850.00 EUR; 2,270.00 GBP
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Allen D. Blay, M. G. Fennema, Michelle McAllister
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Caroline Lee, Zhongnan Xiang
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Russell Lundholm, Xin Zheng
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2026-09-22 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70090Users' Solicitation of Disclosure When Accounting Standards Restrict Managers' Discretion Over Financial Reporting: Evidence From Conference Calls
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2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70085Strategic Reporting Through Counterpoised Disclosure: Evidence From the Biopharma Industry
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2026-09-17 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70078The Virtual Pivot: Adaptive Investor Relations in the Face of Disruption
Andrea K. Down, Nayana Reiter, Aida Sijamic Wahid
2026-09-15 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70080Intense Scrutiny of ICFR and Regulatory Compliance: Evidence From FDA ‐Regulated Firms
Andrea K. Down, Joseph H. Schroeder, Marcy L. Shepardson
2026-09-07 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70076Performance Manipulation as a Reaction to the Prevalence of Gossip: The Role of the Self‐Monitoring Trait
Sabra Khajehnejad, Stefan Linder, Nicolai J. Foss
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70074Voluntary Disclosure Through the Prominence of Risk Factors in the 10‐K
Michael Chin, Yue Liu, Kevin Moffitt
2026-09-04 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70082Issue Information
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70086Staffing Leverage at the Audit Office and Audit Quality
Joshua A. Khavis, Mengtian Li, Brandon Szerwo
2026-08-25 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70081Employee Non‐Disclosure Agreements and Corporate News
Cameron Holstead, June Huang, Jedson Pinto
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70068Firm Investments in Employee‐Led Entrepreneurial Ventures
Martin Wiernsperger
2026-08-20 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70073Lending Relationships Along Ownership Lines: Institutional Cross‐Ownership and Bank Loan Contracts
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2026-08-19 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70075Profits Lost in the Haze: Evidence From Wildfire Smoke
Jing Kong, Harlow Loch, Michael Shen
2026-08-18 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70079Do Key Audit Matters in Hong Kong and Mainland China Provide Incremental Information and Improve Audit Quality?
Lin Liao, Miguel Minutti‐Meza, Valbona Sulcaj, Yun Zhang et al.
2026-09 · DOI: 10.1111/1911-3846.70072Reviews
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