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Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN1757-4331

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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 (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.086

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.687

Total Worksi

499

Total Citationsi

10,168

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Business; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous); Public Administration.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications499

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1757-4331

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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

611

2019

2020

1.5k

2021

1.8k

2022

436

2023

665

2024

260

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, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q1

Public AdministrationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business

Scopus Categories

Public AdministrationBusiness, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorCorporate Finance and GovernanceDigital Marketing and Social MediaConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationEnvironmental Sustainability in BusinessCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyTechnology Adoption and User BehaviourCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesConsumer Retail Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration

Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration: 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 Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration 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 5.16.

Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Administration?