About the Journal
Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management is an international journal that publishes qualitative research investigating the interface of accounting and management/managerial work in different contexts and from various theoretical perspectives and that contributes to contemporary academic debates.
Submission information
Accepted manuscript types and word counts
- Research Paper — up to 14000 words
- Editorial — up to 3000 words
Please see the article types and word counts section on the about this journal page for more information. The word count includes all text, figures and tables. When estimating your total, please allow 280 words for each figure or table. Read more about the article types for this journal.
Reference style
Use the Harvard reference style. Read more about the reference types for this journal.
Keywords
Please include up to 6 short, relevant keywords that describe the main topics of your paper.
Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
Open access options
This is a hybrid journal. Hybrid journals are subscription journals but offer all authors the option to publish their work open access. If you choose to publish open access you will be required to pay an article processing charge (APC). Alternatively you can opt for the green open access route and self-archive your article (at no cost to the author). Read more about our open access options.
Accepted languages
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Accepted submission files
Article files should be provided in Microsoft Word format.
Closes: 30th September 2026
The special issue will reflect and revisit the role and value of management accounting (MA) in the evolving business context.
Guest editor(s): Teemu Laine, Tuomas Korhonen, Carsten Rohde, Vesa Tiitola
Closes: 1st March 2027
This special issue explores how management accounting evolves amid digitalisation, sustainability pressures, and organisational change, emphasising qualitative research supporting sustainable value creation and adaptation in uncertain environments.
Guest editor(s): Umesh Sharma, Chris Akroyd, Yuki Guo, Leanne Johnstone
Open access articles
Metrics snapshot
- 2025 Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate)
- 3.1
- Downloaded articles in the last 12 months
- 111529
Publication timeline
- Time to first decision
- 38.4 days
- Acceptance to publication
- 54 days
- Acceptance rate
- 6.4%
