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Journal of International Business Studies

Palgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom

ISSN0047-2506eISSN1478-6990

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

637

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 546d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

4.454

H-Indexi

342

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.458

Total Worksi

3,285

Total Citationsi

492,169

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) is a multidisciplinary journal publishing innovative research across eight sub-domains of international business studies. Official publication of the Academy of International Business (AIB). Ranked first among International Business journals by Google Scholar. Encourages submissions from all practice areas of business and adjacent disciplines. A highly cited global community publishing impactful research on international business. Holds a 4* ‘World Elite’ rating in the Association of Business Schools’ Academic Journal Guide 2018.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency9 No. Per Year, 2009-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,285

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Palgrave Macmillan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0047-2506 / 1478-6990

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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

9.9k

2019

7.4k

2020

5.6k

2021

101

3.9k

2022

2.6k

2023

1.1k

2024

412

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 ManagementQ1

Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Economics and EconometricsQ1

Management of Technology and InnovationQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Business and FDICorporate Finance and GovernanceInnovation and Knowledge ManagementGlobal trade and economicsInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges

Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Business Studies

Is Journal of International Business Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of International Business Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of International Business Studies?

Journal of International Business Studies 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 6.45.

Is Journal of International Business Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of International Business Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.