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Central European Business Review

Prague University of Economics and Business · Czech Republic · Est. 2012

ISSN1805-4854
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2018-10-09). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.306
H-Indexi
26
SNIPi
0.428
Total Worksi
449
Total Citationsi
3,829
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.21
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Central European Business Review (CEBR) is an online peer-reviewed journal focused on business issues with a Central European perspective. The journal is published four times per year by the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Economics, Prague - an EQUIS accredited institution. The CEBR journal deals with topical issues in entrepreneurship, management, marketing, corporate strategy & finance, international business, operations management and human resources management in Central Europe. It is also open for authors worldwide which focus on Central European business issues. Papers focusing on other parts of the world will be accepted only if their findings can be generalized or are relevant for Central European business policy-makers and researchers. The journal covers both qualitative and quantitative research articles, conceptual papers and systematic literature reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionCzech Republic
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
Frequencyfour times per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications449
Publisher OrgPrague University of Economics and Business
OA Since2011
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Prague University of Economics and Business
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1805-4854
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
20
494
2019
39
658
2020
35
279
2021
28
141
2022
29
147
2023
33
82
2024
21
17
2025
13
1
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 ManagementQ3
Management of Technology and InnovationQ3
Strategy and ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationDigital Marketing and Social MediaCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesBusiness and Economic DevelopmentGlobal Trade and CompetitivenessEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesInternational Business and FDIGlobal trade and economicsRegional Development and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Central European Business Review

Is Central European Business Review a predatory journal?

Central European Business Review was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2018-10-09). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Central European Business Review?

Central European Business Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.306.

Is Central European Business Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Central European Business Review is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Central European Business Review?

Central European Business Review (CEBR) is an online peer-reviewed journal focused on business issues with a Central European perspective. The journal is published four times per year by the Faculty of Business Administration, University of Economics, Prague - an EQUIS accredited institution. The CEBR journal deals with topical issues in entrepreneurship, management, marketing, corporate strategy & finance, international business, operations management and human resources management in Central Europe. It is also open for authors worldwide which focus on Central European business issues. Pa

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref