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Journal of World Business

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1800

ISSN1090-9516eISSN1878-5573

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.353

H-Indexi

188

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.888

Total Worksi

1,570

Total Citationsi

138,476

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business; Business and International Management; Finance; Marketing.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1800

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,570

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1090-9516 / 1878-5573

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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

3.8k

2019

3.8k

2020

3.3k

2021

2.7k

2022

973

2023

400

2024

148

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

FinanceQ1

MarketingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

FinanceBusiness and International ManagementMarketing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Business and FDICorporate Finance and GovernanceInnovation and Knowledge ManagementFamily Business Performance and SuccessionInternational Student and Expatriate ChallengesHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesGlobal trade and economicsEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Journal of World Business

Is Journal of World Business a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of World Business: 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 World Business?

Journal of World Business 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 4.27.

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

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

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