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International Business Review

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0969-5931eISSN1873-6149

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

2.104

H-Index

175

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.032

Total Works

2,360

Total Citations

143,541

2yr Mean Citedness

5.28

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on how firms implement green innovation strategies, the relationship between innovation and internationalization in family firms, the impact of colonial legacies on international business, and the role of slack resources and dynamic capabilities in the international performance of SMEs.

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⚡ 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—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1996-

StatusActive

Total Publications2,360

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0969-5931 / 1873-6149

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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

2024

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

FinanceQ1

MarketingQ1

Strategy and ManagementQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

FinanceStrategy and ManagementBusiness and International ManagementMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Business and FDIInnovation and Knowledge ManagementCorporate Finance and GovernanceGlobal trade and economicsFamily Business Performance and Succession