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Journal of Business Strategy

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0275-6668

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

Total78

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 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.927

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.073

Total Worksi

2,568

Total Citationsi

45,280

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Management Information Systems; Strategy and Management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,568

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0275-6668

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

953

2019

640

2020

775

2021

949

2022

1.3k

2023

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.

Management Information SystemsQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementManagement Information Systems

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness Strategy and InnovationBusiness Strategies and InnovationLeadership and Management in OrganizationsBig Data and Business IntelligenceCorporate Finance and GovernanceManagement and Organizational StudiesOrganizational Leadership and Management StrategiesEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesInternational Business and FDI

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Strategy

Is Journal of Business Strategy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Business Strategy: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Business Strategy?

Journal of Business Strategy is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.927.

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

Journal of Business Strategy is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Business Strategy?