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Market Forces

Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology · Pakistan · Est. 2005

ISSN1816-8434eISSN2309-866X
DOAJOpen Access
H-Indexi
13
Total Worksi
331
Total Citationsi
750
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.73
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Market Forces is a refereed journal which provides a platform for disseminating original research on business and management related themes. It publishes research articles that are of a multidisciplinary nature with practical significance. Thus, its main objective is to attract thorough academic research that benefits corporate institutions, economic development and the society. Market Forces encourages original research contributions from academicians and corporate professionals around the globe. The journal publishes conceptual, empirical and methodological articles across the entire domain of business and management including accounting and finance, marketing, general management, human resource management, organizational development, strategic management, business ethics, management information systems and business economics. In addition to academic research, Market Forces occasionally features policy debates and book reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2005
Frequencybi-annual
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications331
Publisher OrgKarachi Institute of Economics and Technology
OA Since2004
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Karachi Institute of Economics and Technology
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1816-8434 / 2309-866X
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
11
156
2019
15
85
2020
8
48
2021
30
67
2022
18
27
2023
3
9
2024
12
0
2025
4
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationDigital Marketing and Social MediaJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesCustomer Service Quality and LoyaltyPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesOrganizational and Employee PerformanceTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour

Frequently asked questions about Market Forces

Is Market Forces a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Market Forces: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Market Forces?

Market Forces is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.73.

Is Market Forces indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Market Forces is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Market Forces?

Market Forces is a refereed journal which provides a platform for disseminating original research on business and management related themes. It publishes research articles that are of a multidisciplinary nature with practical significance. Thus, its main objective is to attract thorough academic research that benefits corporate institutions, economic development and the society. Market Forces encourages original research contributions from academicians and corporate professionals around the globe. The journal publishes conceptual, empirical and methodological articles across the entire domain

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref