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Harvard Business Review

Harvard Business School Publishing · United States

ISSN0017-8012eISSN0017-8012

SJR Q3✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.356

H-Indexi

141

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

3,171

Total Citationsi

140,892

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Harvard Business Review (HBR) provides insights and analyses on the evolving landscape of business and management. It focuses on practical applications of research and theory to real-world business challenges, fostering innovation, leadership, and strategic thinking.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, 2019-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,171

Publisher OrgHarvard Business Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Harvard Business School Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0017-8012 / 0017-8012

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

316

12k

2014

187

3.5k

2015

207

3.5k

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business and International ManagementQ3

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q3

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Management of Technology and InnovationQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International ManagementMedicine (miscellaneous)Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesOrganizational Management and InnovationBusiness, Innovation, and Economy

Frequently asked questions about Harvard Business Review

Is Harvard Business Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Harvard Business Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Harvard Business Review?

Harvard Business Review is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Harvard Business Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Harvard Business Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.