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Journal of Business Economics

Springer International Publishing AG · Germany · Est. 1924

ISSN0044-2372eISSN1861-8928

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.799

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.966

Total Worksi

2,276

Total Citationsi

16,255

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Business Economics is a hub for theoretical research and its applications in the field of business economics and business administration. Promotes the exchange of ideas between science and practice. Publishes original theoretical and empirical work, excellent state of the art and conceptual contributions.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Languageen

1st Year Published1924

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,276

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewdouble-blind refereed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0044-2372 / 1861-8928

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind refereed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.1k

2019

966

2020

680

2021

773

2022

707

2023

153

2024

2025

2026

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 ManagementQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessEconomicsManagement

Scopus Categories

Economics and EconometricsBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Finance and GovernanceRegional Development and EnvironmentCorporate Governance and ManagementFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchEducational Reforms and Innovations

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Economics

Is Journal of Business Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Business Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Business Economics?

Journal of Business Economics 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.95.

Is Journal of Business Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Business Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.