The Journal of Business Finance & Accounting is a corporate finance journal publishing research papers in accounting, corporate finance, corporate governance, and their interfaces. The journal focuses on informational problems that are pervasive in financial markets and business organizations, and the role accounting plays in resolving these problems. JFBA welcomes both theoretical and empirical contributions covering financial reporting and communication, valuation, financial performance measurement, and managerial reward and control structures.

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  • 2.4Journal Impact Factor
  • 12%Acceptance rate
  • 69 days Submission to first decision
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Ex Post Settling Up of Financial Misreporting and CEO Compensation

Yuyeon Ahn, Soong Soo Han, Jeong Hwan Joo, Taejin Kim, 
  •  15 July 2025
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Auditors’ Response to Client Corruption: Evidence From Google Document Frequency

Nerissa C. Brown, Jennifer R. Joe, Kecia Williams Smith, Henry Wang, 
  •  14 July 2025
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Broken Telephone Communication

Eti Einhorn, 
  •  2 June 2025
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Sticky Expectations and Cross‐Firm Return Predictability

Zilin Chen, Hui Ding, Fuwei Jiang, 
  •  2 June 2025
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The Upside of Loss Aversion: Evidence From Financial Reporting Loss Avoidance

Michael Neel, 
  •  30 May 2025
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Does Working Capital Management Affect Profitability of Belgian Firms?

Marc Deloof, 
  •  573-588
  •  25 April 2003
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ESG did not immunize stocks during the COVID‐19 crisis, but investments in intangible assets did

Elizabeth Demers, Jurian Hendrikse, Philip Joos, Baruch Lev, 
  •  433-462
  •  19 March 2021
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Voluntary Environmental Disclosures by Large UK Companies

Stephen Brammer, Stephen Pavelin, 
  •  1168-1188
  •  1 August 2006
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Religious Social Norms and Corporate Financial Reporting

Scott D. Dyreng, William J. Mayew, Christopher D. Williams, 
  •  845-875
  •  8 August 2012
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The influence of corporate social responsibility on investment efficiency and innovation

Kirsten A. Cook, Andrea M. Romi, Daniela Sánchez, Juan Manuel Sánchez, 
  •  494-537
  •  26 November 2018
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