Top ranked accounting journals

BYU Journal Rankings

Here is the 2006 List of what the Marriott School of Management considers an "A" publication for the entire college. You can easily note which of these is an accounting publication, however, accounting faculty also publish in finance and economics journals. What is considered an A publication, of course, varies from school to school, and BYU is perhaps more liberal than some schools.

2006 A Publications

• 1. Journal of Accounting and Economics (Elsevier)
• 2. The Accounting Review (American Accounting Association)
• 3. Journal of Accounting Research (University of Chicago)
• 4. The American Economic Review (American Economic Association, Nashville)
• 5. Journal of Political Economy (University of Chicago)
• 6. Econometrica (Econometric Society, University of Chicago)
• 7. Journal of Business Venturing (Elsevier)
• 8. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (Baylor University, Waco, Texas
• 10. Journal of Finance (Blackwell)
• 11. Journal of Financial Economics (Elsevier)
• 12. Review of Financial Studies (Oxford University Press)
• 13. Strategic Management Journal (John Wiley and Sons)
• 14. Academy of Management Journal (Academy of Management, Ada, Ohio)
• 15. Academy of Management Review (Academy of Management)
• 16. Administrative Science Quarterly (Cornell University)
• 17. Human Resource Management (John Wiley and Sons)
• 18. International Journal of Human Resource management (Routledge)
• 19. Organizational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes (Academic Press)
• 20. Journal of Applied Psychology (American Psychological Association)
• 21. Journal of International Business Studies (Academy of International Business)
• 22. Management International Review (Gabler)
• 23. Journal of Marketing Research (American Marketing Association)
• 24. Journal of Consumer Research (University of Chicago)
• 25. Journal of Marketing (American Marketing Association)
• 26. Management Science (Informs)
• 27. Operations Research (Informs)
• 28. Journal of Operations Management (Elsevier)
• 29. Information Systems Research (Informs)
• 30. MIS Quarterly (Management Information Systems Research Centre, University of Minnesota)
• 34. Long Range Planning (Elsevier)
• 36. Accounting, Organisations and Society (Elsevier)
• 37. The Rand Journal (The Rand Corporation)
• 38. The Journal of Business Ethics (Kluwer Academic)
• 39. Organization Science (Informs)
• 40. Journal of the American Statistical Association (American Statistical Association)
• 41. Public Administration Review

General Consensus of Accounting Journal Rankings

Top 3 Accounting Journals

Every accounting school considers these journals as "A" hits. These are the consensus top journals in the discipline.

• The Accounting Review
• Journal of Accounting Research
• Journal of Accounting and Economics

Next 3 Best Journals

Some schools consider these journals as "A" hits and some consider them as "A-" hits. They are generally favorably viewed by all schools.

• Contemporary Accounting Research
• Review of Accounting Studies
• Accounting, Organisations and Society