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Accounting and Finance Research (AFR) (ISSN 1927-5986 E-ISSN 1927-5994) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal, published by Sciedu Press. The journal seeks to publish research articles that are original hypothetical and theoretical in its nature and that provides exploratory insights in the fields of accounting, corporate finance, investment, insurance, monetary banking, stock exchange, capital markets and relevant subjects. The journal is published in both online and printed versions. All publications are open access in full text and free to download.
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2022: Articles Received: 74; Accepted: 43; Rejected: 29; Published: 15; Retracted: 0
2021: Articles Received: 48; Accepted: 28; Rejected: 21; Published: 22; Retracted: 0
2020: Articles Received: 103; Accepted: 55; Rejected: 46; Published: 28; Retracted: 0
2019: Articles Received: 126; Accepted: 82; Rejected: 44; Published: 69; Retracted: 0
2018: Articles Received: 150; Accepted: 86; Rejected: 57; Published: 78; Retracted: 0
2017: Articles Received: 172; Accepted: 118; Rejected: 55; Published: 87; Retracted: 0
2016: Articles Received: 131; Accepted: 77; Rejected: 39; Published: 58; Retracted: 0
2015: Articles Received: 105; Accepted: 70; Rejected: 34; Published: 54; Retracted: 0
2014: Articles Received: 114; Accepted: 87; Rejected: 24; Published: 67; Retracted: 0
2013: Articles Received: 81; Accepted: 59; Rejected: 24; Published: 56; Retracted: 0
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