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Journal of International Business Studies

Palgrave Macmillan · United Kingdom

ISSN0047-2506eISSN1478-6990

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

5.078

H-Index

342

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.458

Total Works

3,285

Total Citations

492,169

2yr Mean Citedness

6.45

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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