About IJABF
The International Journal of Accounting and Business Finance (IJABF) is an open-access journal published by the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. IJABF is committed to publishing and sharing high-quality, original research that explores both theory and real-world evidence in accounting, finance, and business economics. The journal also aims to encourage collaboration between researchers and practitioners and to support research that contributes to better academic and professional practice.
Aims and Scope
The IJABF aims to publish strong research papers that examine important theoretical and empirical issues in accounting, finance, and business economics. The journal provides a platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and professionals from Sri Lanka and around the world to share ideas, methods, and findings.
The IJABF welcomes submissions across a wide range of areas, including financial markets, financial institutions, risk analysis, financial policy and capital structure, dividend and payout policies, financial contracts, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, organisational economics, microfinance, international financial management, disclosure and corporate social responsibility, and the accounting and financial aspects of transition economies. IJABF also encourages new and emerging topics that fit the journal’s scope and contribute to knowledge in these fields.
Open Access
IJABF is owned by the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and all articles are published with immediate and free public access. Readers can access final published articles without payment or subscription, and authors are not charged article processing charges (APCs) or submission fees. The IJABF publishes articles under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). This license allows others to copy, share, and adapt the work for any purpose (including commercial use), as long as proper credit is given to the author(s) and any changes are clearly indicated. The University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka covers the publishing costs so that authors can publish without a financial burden.
Journal Metrics
The IJABF is rated “C” in the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List for the years 2019, 2022, and 2025, published by the Australian Business Deans Council. https://abdc.edu.au/abdc-journal-quality-list/
The IJABF is also indexed and available on Sri Lanka Journals Online (SLJOL), a national platform that provides global visibility for scholarly journals published in Sri Lanka. Through SLJOL, IJABF articles are freely accessible to researchers, practitioners, and the wider academic community worldwide. https://ijabf.sljol.info/